Actually, the Philadelphia 76ers are not the most popular NBA team. The latest ESPN poll shows that the Miami Heat are the most popular team in the NBA. Before that, the most popular team was the Los Angeles Lakers.
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The sixers full name is the 76'ers which and sixers is just short for that. The name is 76'ers because in Philadelphia (where they play) the deceleration of independence was signed in 1776.
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One the Philadelphia eagles but there are two NFL teams in Pennsylvania.
No, the Philadelphia 76ers did not make the NBA Playoffs in the 1987-1988 NBA Season.
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Sydney Sixers was created in 2011.
1776 is the year the Declaration of Independence was signed in Philadelphia.
As of the 2008-09 season, the 76ers have won 2 NBA championships: 1966-67, 1982-83
Heat is going to dominate the sixers