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An all-time Pat Croce stunt that unfortunately fell through

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This would have been the Pat Croce all-timer, which is saying something. This would have been the stunt to end all stunts.

In an si.com story, the former Sixers owner reveals what he had planned during the 2001 NBA Finals. If only…

From the story:

“Many fans remember him climbing Philadelphia’s Walt Whitman Bridge to hang a banner before the 2001 Finals. But few know he’d planned an encore: Had his team won a second game against Shaq, Kobe and the Lakers to force Game 6 in Los Angeles, Croce says he would have rappelled from a helicopter to drape a 76ers banner over the H in the HOLLYWOOD sign.