The Sights and Sounds From The Fun Philadelphia 76ers 2024-2025 Season Opener

Last night was one of my favorite nights of the year and one I have been looking forward to since last season ended — Opening night for the Philadelphia 76ers.

Obviously, it did not turn out to be the night that we all hoped for in the end when it came to the actual game, but the night was a fun one overall.

Unfortunately, the 76ers fell in their season opener to the Milwaukee Bucks by a score of 124-109.

Although it was a double-digit loss, it doesn’t really reflect how close the game was for a good portion of it.

The Sixers actually had the lead after the first quarter and hung around close most of the first half, but the undermanned team let the game get away in the end.

As we all know, the 76ers were without two of their All-Stars — Joel Embiid and Paul George, though we hope to have both back on the hardwood soon.

Our other All-Star Tyrese Maxey led the team with 25 points.

Now that we got the actual game out of the way, let’s get to some of the other fun stuff!

First off, everybody in the crowd got a free t-shirt.

And they were cool this year -- check them out!

Plus, We had a very special guest bell ringer to get the crowd excited before the game and trust me, they were excited.

The sold-out crowd went crazy when I announced Saquon Barkley was going to ring the bell for the first time.

But the fun didn’t stop there — one of my favorite halftime acts was also in the building.

The Red Panda is always so fun to watch.

Oh, and I can’t forget to congratulate my pal, Tom McGinnis!

Tom began his 30th season as the 76ers play by play announcer for the Sixers Radio Network on our sister station 97.5 The Fanatic.

Now that we got the first one out of the way, let’s continue the fun season ahead!

As many of you know after reading my post about the Stanley Cup from yesterday, I spent the last week on vacation down the Jersey shore.

And from many of my other posts before that, you know I enjoy going for some long bike rides — especially down the shore!

So what could be better than squeezing in a nice bike ride on a week's long vacation? Squeezing in a nice bike ride on a week’s long vacation with a great friend of mine, of course!

I got to go on a great ride with my buddy Casey Boy from The Preston and Steve Show on our sister station, WMMR.

We rode through multiple shore towns as we got in a practice ride in preparation for this Sunday’s Ben To The Shore ride! For those that don’t know, the Ben To The Shore Bike Tour is a charity event that raises funds for Families Behind the Badge Children’s Foundation, which is for the families of fallen first responders and police officers.

It is always a lot of fun and something I look forward to each year!

During our practice route, Casey Boy and I rode about 25.81 miles from Wildwood to Town Bank to Cape May Point to Cape May then all the way back to Wildwood where we started.

It was a great time and has me ready to conquer the 65-mile Ben To The Shore ride! This will actually be my tenth year riding in the event and each year it gets better and better.

If you are interested in donating, visit fbbcf.org or visit the Team WMMR Rock and Rollers page.

I can’t wait for Sunday and hopefully, the weather holds up for the ride! I’m sure there will be a lot of people on the ride for this great cause!

Who do you think will cross the finish line first, me or Casey Boy?

Here's a selfie Casey Boy took on our ride. It is of Casey, Pattyann, and myself. What a great crew.

I took this during our ride. I'm not sure how I kept my balance! Just ahead of my leading the way are Casey and Pattyann.

Like I mentioned in the photo above, there they are leading the way. It's a tight bridge like many down the shore. Luckily, we all managed to make it across.

The first sign you see in Town Bank. Apparently, it is the birthplace of the South Jersey. I wonder what it was like in 1635?

Outside the beautiful Willow Creek Winery. What a cool sign. We definitely needed to check this place out on the ride.

The land the winery was on was beautiful. Look at those flowers! The property was huge.

You know we had to make our way into the winery! Riding on the bricks was not as hard as you would think. It was even cooler on the inside.

You know I had to grab a group picture inside the winery! I am actually wearing a jersey from a previous Ben To The Shore ride! I wonder what this year's will look like?

Just a group of people that love a good bike ride. I know we all can't wait for Sunday's ride. Hopefully, the weather is as nice as it was on this day!

The map of our 25-mile ride. We covered so much ground. It is nuts looking at it in map form!