{"id":178468,"date":"2025-09-24T11:52:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T11:52:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/178468\/"},"modified":"2025-09-24T11:52:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T11:52:07","slug":"sixers-bringing-back-iconic-black-jerseys-to-mark-25th-anniversary-of-2001-finals-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/178468\/","title":{"rendered":"Sixers bringing back iconic black jerseys to mark 25th anniversary of 2001 Finals team"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"inq-p text-primary  \">Lara Price rattled off key touchpoints of the 76ers\u2019 magical 2000-01 season. Allen Iverson\u2019s Sports Illustrated cover. And when he hoisted the NBA Most Valuable Player trophy. And when he stepped over Tyronn Lue during the NBA Finals. <\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary  \">What did those moments have in common, besides the Hall of Fame guard creating them? <\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary  \">\u201cIt was in that black jersey,\u201d said Price, the Sixers\u2019 chief operating officer who has worked for the organization for 30 years. <\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary  \">Now the Sixers are officially bringing back the iconic uniform as a \u201cHardwood Classic\u201d alternate look for the 2025-26 season. It is a component of a season-long 25th anniversary celebration of the 2000-01 Eastern Conference champions, which also will include a themed court and in-game programming and tributes featuring alumni. <\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary  \">\u201cThose historical moments that we had, that uniform was always a part of it,\u201d Price told The Inquirer. \u201c \u2026 That uniform represents all those hurdles that team went through during that season. It\u2019s just associated with everything that team fought for.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary  \">The Sixers will wear those throwback jerseys for the first time in their Nov. 8 home game against the Toronto Raptors. They also will wear them for 13 additional 25th Anniversary Celebration Nights throughout the home slate \u2014 including on Dec. 7 against the Los Angeles Lakers, their opponent in the 2001 Finals \u2014 as well as for six road games. Replica jerseys will be available for purchase on <a class=\"relative z-1 text-blue-mid hover:shadow-lightmode\" data-link-type=\"article-body\" href=\"http:\/\/sixersshop.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">SixersShop.com<\/a> beginning Oct. 15, and at the Xfinity Mobile Arena on Oct. 17 ahead of the Sixers\u2019 preseason game against the Minnesota Timberwolves. <\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary  \">Rumors of the black jerseys\u2019 return have rumbled for years. Price acknowledged that including one in star guard <a class=\"relative z-1 text-blue-mid hover:shadow-lightmode\" data-link-type=\"article-body\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inquirer.com\/topic\/tyrese-maxey\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tyrese Maxey<\/a>\u2019s \u201cmuseum\u201d to celebrate his max contract last summer was a \u201ctease.\u201d But alternate jerseys must be planned and designed multiple seasons in advance, because of the collaboration required with the NBA and Nike. <\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary  \">And the Sixers wanted to tie it to a milestone. <\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary  \">\u201cWe\u2019ve always talked about it, like, \u2018What\u2019s the right timing for all these uniforms and how do we bring them back?\u2019\u201d Price said. \u201cThis just seemed like the perfect time for it to happen.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary  \">Eric Snow, a guard on that 2000-01 team, told The Inquirer that putting on that black jersey meant \u201cthat, no matter what, we would fight.\u201d Price described those Sixers as \u201cThe Little Engine that Could\u201d because \u201ceveryone just didn\u2019t think we had it in us to make it, and we just kept finding a way to win.\u201d As that team anchored by Iverson and coach Larry Brown earned the East\u2019s top playoff seed \u2014 then won seven-game series against the Raptors and Milwaukee Bucks to reach the Finals \u2014 Price remembers a feeling that Philly \u201cwas just on fire.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary  \">\u201cYou couldn\u2019t go anywhere and not see Sixers [paraphernalia],\u201d she said. \u201c \u2026 And the building was deafening. Being in that arena was unbelievable. Since then, I don\u2019t know if I\u2019ve been in such a loud arena.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary  \">Perhaps that is why that team \u2014 and the uniform it wore \u2014 still resonates today. Snow said that, even while traveling the world, fans \u201cconstantly\u201d ask him where they can buy a black jersey. He also is excited for his children, who were not yet born 25 years ago, to experience a Sixers team wearing that look. Ditto for the current roster that \u201ccan feel a part of the history,\u201d Snow said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary  \">Price recently witnessed an early glimpse of that when players posed in that jersey for a photo and video shoot. She loved seeing Maxey react with enthusiasm, recognizing its significance to the franchise and city. <\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary  \">And when the Sixers take the floor in the iconic black in November, Price believes it will be \u201csurreal.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary  \">\u201cI\u2019m excited to see what the fans do in-arena when they see it for the first time,\u201d she said. \u201cBecause our fans never disappoint. When they love something, they are all-in. And I think this represents a moment in time for a lot of fans that they will never forget.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>25th Anniversary Celebration Nights <\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary  \">At the Xfinity Mobile Arena <\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary  \">Nov. 8: Toronto Raptors <\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary  \">Nov. 9: Detroit Pistons <\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary  \">Nov. 23: Miami Heat<\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary  \">Dec. 4: Golden State Warriors<\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary  \">Dec. 7: Los Angeles Lakers<\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary  \">Dec. 20: Dallas Mavericks <\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary  \">Dec. 23: Brooklyn Nets<\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary  \">Jan. 24: New York Knicks <\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary  \">Jan. 31: New Orleans Pelicans<\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary  \">Feb. 11: New York Knicks <\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary  \">March 3: San Antonio Spurs<\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary  \"> March 4: Utah Jazz <\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary  \">March 23: Oklahoma City Thunder <\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary  \">April 12: Milwaukee Bucks<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Lara Price rattled off key touchpoints of the 76ers\u2019 magical 2000-01 season. 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