Sixers announce “reunion game” for 2000-01 NBA Finals team

The Sixers will host a "reunion game" for the 2000-01 team famed for its run to the NBA Finals on Jan. 31 when the New Orleans Pelicans are in town, the team announced on Tuesday morning.

The Jan. 31 game will be one of 14 contests in which the current Sixers don the black throwback jerseys synonymous with Allen Iverson and his era of Sixers basketball:

Date Opponent
Nov. 8 Toronto Raptors
Nov. 9 Detroit Pistons
Nov. 23 Miami Heat
Dec. 4 Golden State Warriors
Dec. 7 Los Angeles Lakers
Dec. 20 Dallas Mavericks
Dec. 23 Brooklyn Nets
Jan. 24 New York Knicks
Jan. 31 New Orleans Pelicans
Feb. 11 New York Knicks
March 3 San Antonio Spurs
March 4 Utah Jazz
March 23 Oklahoma City Thunder
April 12 Milwaukee Bucks

The Sixers already announced on Monday night that, as The Philadelphia Inquirer reported, Hip-Hop would make his long-awaited return.

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