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The Sixers are Getting Their Own D-League Team
By Kyle Scott
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Uh… cool.
The Sixers are getting their very own D-League team, and it will be based in beautiful Newark, Delaware: [WHYY]
The owners of the Philadelphia 76ers will join state leaders in Newark on Saturday for what’s being dubbed a “major announcement.” CBS Sports’ columnist Ken Berger posted on Twitter that the Sixers have secured a Development League team that will play in Newark. The team is not an expansion franchise, Berger reports, but a D-League team that had been dormant.
The Sixers can’t possibly be churning a profit with their NBA team, so why take on another project, in Delaware? I can see Adam Aron’s Twitter now: A wonderful evening planned for our Sixers. It’s Fringe Roster Night. We honor Rex Walters and each fan will receive 27 complimentary tickets to see our D-League team, the developmental league’s fifth most northern franchise!
Kyle Scott is the founder and editor of CrossingBroad.com. He has written for CBS Philly and Philly Voice, and been a panelist or contributor on NBC Sports Philly, FOX 29 and SNY TV, as well as a recurring guest on 97.5 The Fanatic, 94 WIP, 106.7 The Fan and other stations. He has more than 10 years experience running digital media properties and in online advertising and marketing.