The story of the Philadelphia 76ers
By: Jim Whiting
Series: The NBA: a history of hoops; NBA--a history of hoops
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 48
ISBN-13: 9781608184446; 9781628320305
Subjects: History; Basketball; Juvenile literature; Philadelphia 76ers (Basketball team); Basketball team
Description: "An informative narration of the Philadelphia 76ers professional basketball team's history from its 1946 founding as the Syracuse Nationals to today, spotlighting memorable players and events"--
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: From Syracuse to Philadelphia; title: Dr. J cures the 76ers' ailments; title: Philadelphia feeling; title: Iverson is "the answer"; title: Up and down; title: and up again?; title: Courtside stories; title: The shot clock begins ticking; title: Hitting the century mark; title: A patriotic name; title: Championship city; title: Listening to the Zink; title: Adding by subtracting; title: Introducing; title: Dolph Schayes; title: Hal Greer; title: Julius Erving; title: Maurice Cheeks; title: Charles Barkley; title: Allen Iverson.