Per him:

That’s pretty cool. Croce beat cancer recently and of course was the President/Owner of the 2001 Sixers squad that went to the finals. This would be the perfect time to get him back in the building, as this year’s squad is the first to claim the #1 seed since Allen Iverson and company did it back then.

If you missed it Sunday, Dikembe Mutombo rang the bell for game one. After Croce does game two, I think the next bell ringer could be any of these people:

  • the F Lot Crew w/ Mike Scott
  • Pukemon
  • Sam Hinkie
  • Brett Brown
  • Jalen Hurts
  • Doug Pederson
  • Dr. Fauci
  • Donald Trump
  • the guy who flipped the double birds to Russell Westbrook
  • Kate Winslet with her Delco accent
  • Angelo Cataldi
  • Ingy
  • Chuck from Mt. Airy

There are so many great options.