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Stadium:
Wachovia Center
The Wachovia Center, formerly known as the CoreStates Center and the First Union Center, is an indoor arena located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is the home arena of the Philadelphia Flyers of the NHL and the Philadelphia 76ers of the NBA. The arena was completed in 1996 on what was once the site of John F. Kennedy Stadium at a cost of $206 million, largely privately financed (though the city and state helped to pay for the local infrastructure). The building lies at the southeast corner of the South Philadelphia sports complex, which includes Lincoln Financial Field, Citizens Bank Park, and the arena's predecessor, The Spectrum.

Seating Chart:
Wachovia Center Seating Chart

Team History:
The 76ers are the NBA's oldest franchise. They began in 1939 as the Syracuse Nationals, an independent professional team. In 1946, they joined the National Basketball League, becoming the largely Midwest-based league's easternmost team. In 1949, the Nationals were one of seven NBL teams that merged with the Basketball Association of America to form the NBA. In 1955, the Nationals (led by forward Dolph Schayes) won the NBA championship. By the early 1960s, the NBA's Nationals were struggling. Syracuse was the last of the medium-sized cities, but it too was too small for a professional team to be profitable. Paper magnate Irv Kosloff bought the Nationals from Biasone and moved them to Philadelphia in 1963. The NBA thus returned to Philadelphia one year after the Warriors had left for San Francisco. A contest was held to decide on their new name and the winner was the late Walt Stahlberg. Their name was changed to the "76ers," after the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia in 1776. The nickname was quickly shortened to "Sixers" by headline writers, and the two names soon became interchangeable for marketing purposes. For their first four years in Philadelphia, the Sixers played mostly at the Philadelphia Arena and Civic Center-Convention Hall, with an occasional game at The Palestra at the University of Pennsylvania. In the 1964-65 season, the 76ers acquired the legendary Wilt Chamberlain from the Warriors. The 76ers would push the Boston Celtics to seven games in the Eastern Conference Finals, with the 76ers trailing 110–108 in Game 7. After Hal Greer's pass was stolen by John Havlicek — an infamous blow to 76ers fans, rubbed in by fabled Celtics announcer Johnny Most when he yelled into the microphone "Havlicek stole the ball!" — the Celtics went on to beat the 76ers and win another NBA Championship.

Season Preview:
There were no games on Sunday for the Sixers during the 2007 Vegas Summer League, but the team still had a two-hour practice at Cox Pavilion in preparation for the remaining three games here (all televised on Comcast SportsNet) before departing for Utah. Louis Amundson, returning to his alma mater for Summer League, sat out of practice today with a sprained left ankle, but based on how he feels following tomorrow morning's shootaround he will attempt to play against the Golden State Warriors. Before he left with Saturday's game, Amundson certainly made his presence felt. He was neutralizing Pistons power forward Jason Maxiell - who went 1-2 from the field in the first quarter - while adding seven points, five rebounds, two blocked shots and no turnovers in only 11:33 of action. "I'm just tyring to contribute as best I can, try to play my role and fit in with the team as best I can," Amundson said prior to today's practice. "I just want to keep showing the coaches a little bit of what I can do."

Official Site:
http://www.nba.com/sixers/