Although he never fought in Philadelphia, Muhammad Ali leaves behind a far reaching sports legacy. He once told Joe Frazier, before Frazier defeated him in Madison Square Garden in 1971, “Joe Frazier, if you [beat] me, I will crawl across the ring and call you the greatest.” Frazier replied, “Start crawling then.” Frazier won of course and that in itself is a nice story about confidence for our 76ers.
So let the Muhammad Ali memory project across the sports landscape begin. Baseball teams feature Ali on Jumbotron and undoubtedly Ali will be recognized before the next NBA Finals game.