Well, this one isn’t a surprise.
As first reported by Philly.com’s Dan Gross last night the Sixers have canned PA announcer Tom Lamaine.
Lamaine, who is 122, was a former Sixers play-by-play man with Bill Campbell from 1970-1976. He was also a longtime CBS 3 weatherman. He replaced Matt Cord as Sixers PA announcer last season, as Cord became the Sixers.com video guy.
Lamaine had previously served as Cord’s backup and will continue to be the backup for whomever the Sixers hire next.
"He told me I gave them exactly what they wanted," the former CBS 3 meteorologist said. "He's feeling his way through the NBA, and he did a lot of traveling around to different stadiums. He heard more excitable guys, something I cannot be and don't want to be."
Someone excitable. Someone… young. Tonight. To set the world on fire. Fun. Someone like that.
Your day may now continue on without incident.
9 Responses
If I were the Sixers PA announcer, I’d be yelling and screaming in Latin all the time.
they had the perfect guy in matt cord. please oh please bring him back!
I hate the screaming trend that exists with NBA public address guys. The Miami one is especially irritating. Need more guys like Zink, Tantner in LA, Cord, and less Biamonte (Miami) and Paul Porter (Orlando).
Dude, how do you know so much about the NBA PA annoucers landscape?
NBA PA announcers….pretty random sublect to be an expert on….
Heard Stephen Hawking was just offered job.
Sixers should have Preston & Steve do the PA announcing!!
Tom Lamaine should go back to doing the weather…in the Yukon!
Matt Cord Fuckin Blows
Do you people even watch / go to the games … seriously. I mean fucking SERIOUSLY, he is awful
NO LOVE AT ALL,
The Great Beez Nutz