Sixers unveil Moses Malone sculpture, to retire No. 2 jersey
ASSOCIATED PRESS / 1983
In this photo, Philadelphia 76ers Moses Malone (2) battles Los Angeles Lakers Kareem Abdul-Jabbar under the boards as he drives to the basket during fourth quarter of an NBA championship basketball game in Philadelphia. The 76ers are paying tribute to the late Malone, a three-time NBA MVP and one of basketballs most ferocious rebounders, with a sculpture and a jersey retirement ceremony today.
PHILADELPHIA >> The Philadelphia 76ers are paying tribute to the late Moses Malone, a three-time NBA MVP and one of basketball’s most ferocious rebounders, with a sculpture and a jersey retirement ceremony.
The Sixers unveiled the sculpture today at their practice facility in New Jersey.
The team will retire Malone’s No. 2 jersey in a halftime ceremony at tonight’s game against Denver. The banner they’ll raise will have the names of all Malone’s teammates stitched into it.
Malone was a 13-time All-Star, Hall of Fame inductee and a member of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA history. In 1983, he helped the Sixers roll through the playoffs and sweep the Lakers — the last time they won a championship.
He returned to the Sixers for the 1993-1994 season.
He died in 2015.
