As one season came to a close on Tuesday night – don’t worry, I won't go any further than that because the wound is still open on that one – another officially begins tonight! The Philadelphia 76ers officially tip off their season tonight against the Milwaukee Bucks at 7:30 p.m.

With every new season that comes, a hype video comes with it, and you best believe I was a part of the really neat hype video the 76ers put out for the 2023-2024 season. I didn’t know if I could be any more excited for the Sixers’ season beginning again, but this video took my hype to a whole new level.

The video was shot a couple of weeks ago at the training complex over in Camden with Nina Raspa, who is the supervising producer for the 76ers. Nina is by far one of the best at her craft, and made me look, well, like a real public address announcer!

Next time you are at a Sixers game, be sure to look for Nina on the court with her camera shooting fantastic content for the team!

During the video shoot, I also got to work with Joi Hooper, a 76ers employee and an incredible singer. She just absolutely kills it whenever she sings the National Anthem at one of our games! With a name like Hooper, she was practically born to perform on a basketball court!

Don’t just take my word for it though, check out the video below of one of her previous renditions of the National Anthem in front of a sold-out Wells Fargo Center crowd.

Anyway, keep an eye out for that 76ers hype video, and let me know what you think!

Now what am I going to do with all this time before the game officially tips off tonight?

Go 76ers!

Last night down at the Wells Fargo Center may have not been the outcome the city of Philadelphia was hoping for in the end, but it was still a very entertaining night nonetheless.

The 76ers fell to the Boston Celtics by a score of 95-86 after a long battle where they fell just short.

The team battled back from an early deficit after struggling for the first five minutes of the game, and then they remained in control for the majority of the game… until the last five minutes.

That is when things fell apart and the Celtics made the score out of reach.

Now things are all tied up in the series as it heads back to Boston for a Mother’s Day showdown in game 7.

Hopefully, last night was not my last game as public address announcer for the season!

But if it was – which I don’t believe it will be – it was another fun one, for sure!

The stars were out last night, including an All-Pro center for the Philadelphia Eagles and his little brother who happened to beat the Eagles in the Super Bowl.

Yes, Jason Kelce and Travis Kelce were in the building enjoying all the pregame festivities and the game itself before it took a turn for the worst!

ESPN was also in the building for the national broadcast, so Brian Windhorst, one of their major reporters, was in the house doing some pregame updates.

The mother of one of the greatest Sixers players of all time was also down at The Center, Ann Iverson!

Happy early Mother’s Day!

Plus, we had a very special bell ringer last night!

Philly’s own, Questlove, the drummer for the legendary group, The Roots, was announced to a loud ovation from the sold-out crowd!

And obviously, I can’t forget the players!

I was able to catch a little bit of Tyrese Maxey and Tobias Harris warming up, and the unexpected star of game 5, Danuel House, doing his pregame routine.

But the biggest star in the house – at least to me – was my girl Kees!

She is one of the photographers for the team and she does an amazing job!

Follow her on Instagram (@kees2life) to see her work – it is worth it!

Obviously, I think it is safe to assume everyone I mentioned would have preferred to leave the building with a win last night, but the series is not over yet!

Everything we wanted out of this season from the Sixers is still right there in front of us!

We just need the team to go take it!

Go Sixers!