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My Great Experience at the John DeBella Dog Walk 2023

Author Matty Cord

This past weekend was quite an eventful weekend for me!

It started off Friday night with Game 3 of the Philadelphia 76ers and the Boston Celtics series, where Joel Embiid had his NBA MVP trophy presentation.

Although the game did not go the way I wanted it to go on Friday, it was still quite a memorable night.

Then, of course, there was Game 4 of the series on Sunday, which was a nail-biter and one of the most nerve-racking games in recent memory for Sixers fans.

However, this time, the Sixers walked away with a victory behind a great game from Embiid and another all-time performance by James Harden, including the game-clinching three-point shot in the final seconds.

But in between both Sixers games over the weekend, one of my favorite events from the station happened on Saturday!

And it could not have happened on a more beautiful weather day!

The John DeBella Dog Walk 2023 took place on Saturday at Green Lake Park.

For those of you who don’t know, it is a great event that takes place every year to help support shelters and rescues all around the Delaware Valley.

Listeners from all over bring their dogs out and compete in competitions such as being crowned the yearly Mayor of Dogville.

Speaking of which, I got to meet a dog named Jack Daniel, a purebred dachshund, who I represented for Mayor!

Plus, I got to hang out with some Delaware State Troopers and their canine dogs, including one named Beau!

I definitely enjoyed that!

I have a fondness for anything Delaware since I went to high school at Salesianum High School in Wilmington, DE!

Plus, there were a ton of good food venders as well, such as Mr. Sticky’s, Rita’s, Burgers By Wildwich.

Overall, it was another successful day for JDB and everyone else involved!

I can’t wait to get back next year and see who is crowned the next Mayor of Dogville!

More from Matt Cord…

Top 11 Moments Hosting Joel Embiid's MVP Presentation

As we all know, last week, Joel Embiid was the center of the basketball world as he was finally awarded his first career NBA MVP award.

It was an award that had evaded him the past few years after coming so close, and one that he admittedly wanted to achieve in his career.

It was the second MVP season I have had the pleasure to watch as the public address announcer for the Philadelphia 76ers, with the other being Allen Iverson’s 2001 season.

And both of those seasons were filled with unforgettable moments.

I was so happy for Embiid when the news broke last Tuesday night that he won the league’s most valuable player.

As soon as I heard the news, my thoughts went directly to Game 3, the first home game of the series against the Boston Celtics, where they would present Embiid with the trophy in front of a sold-out Wells Fargo Center crowd.

When I got to the building that night, you could tell the atmosphere was a little different than normal as everyone was anxiously awaiting the trophy presentation.

It was actually the first live MVP event that the NBA hosted on the court in the playoffs since 2016, so I got to host it live on ESPN prior to tip-off.

It was surreal!

It was also the first time the newly unveiled Michael Jordan Trophy was presented to the MVP winner as the league introduced the trophy this season.

The presentation was pretty emotional for all involved, including the Big Fella who was moved to tears when his son, Arthur, ran onto the floor.

It was a night he will remember for sure as will all who were in attendance!

Luckily, for all of you that weren’t, I got some behind-the-scenes pictures and videos of the rehearsals and pregame for you to enjoy!

  • Hosting The MVP Presentation On TV

  • Tyrese Maxey Signing Autographs During Pregame

  • Tyrese Maxey Warming Up

  • Pregame From My Seat

    Sixers Pregame

  • Game 3 Shirts

    Sixers Shirts

  • My MVP Script

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  • MVP Script Part 2

    Script

  • MVP Presentation Rehearsals

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  • Rehearsals Part 2

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  • NBA Commissioner, Adam Silver in the House

    Adam Silver

  • Script for Jason Kelce as the Pregame Bell Ringer

    Jason Kelce

  • Joel Embiid's Reaction

Matt Cord is the host of the Matt Cord Show. He is a lover of all Philly Sports and has been the voice of the Sixers for 27 years and NBA2K for the past 4 years. As a cyclist enthusiast, Matt writes about his adventures all throughout the city.

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