PRINTER'S NO. 2201
No. 243 Session of 2001
INTRODUCED BY J. WILLIAMS, BISHOP, BEBKO-JONES, BELARDI, BUXTON,
CALTAGIRONE, COSTA, DALEY, DeWEESE, DONATUCCI, EACHUS,
D. EVANS, GRUCELA, HESS, JAMES, JOSEPHS, LAUGHLIN, LEDERER,
MANDERINO, MANN, MARKOSEK, SCHRODER, TIGUE, SURRA,
McNAUGHTON, TANGRETTI, FORCIER, FRANKEL, HERSHEY, GEIST,
GEORGE, TRAVAGLIO, MELIO, MYERS, PALLONE, PETRONE, PIPPY,
READSHAW, ROEBUCK, ROONEY, RUBLEY, SAINATO, SAMUELSON,
SANTONI, STETLER, THOMAS, TRELLO, TRICH, WALKO, WANSACZ,
WASHINGTON, WATERS, C. WILLIAMS, WOJNAROSKI, HERMAN,
FAIRCHILD, CREIGHTON, SCHULER, SHANER, SATHER, ARMSTRONG,
BROWNE, M. BAKER, DIVEN, FICHTER, KAISER, SAYLOR, HARHAI,
GABIG, KELLER, SOLOBAY, ARGALL, WILT AND PISTELLA,
JUNE 13, 2001
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
JUNE 13, 2001
A RESOLUTION
1 Honoring the accomplishments of the Philadelphia 76ers on the
2 occasion of their victory in the National Basketball
3 Association Eastern Conference Championship.
4 WHEREAS, The Philadelphia 76ers won the National Basketball
5 Association Eastern Conference Championship by defeating the
6 Milwaukee Bucks four games to three; and
7 WHEREAS, The Philadelphia 76ers are facing the Los Angeles
8 Lakers in the National Basketball Association Finals; and
9 WHEREAS, Philadelphia 76ers guard Allen Iverson was named the
10 National Basketball Association's Most Valuable Player; and
11 WHEREAS, Philadelphia 76ers center Dikembe Mutombo was named
12 the National Basketball Association's Defensive Player of the
1 Year; and
2 WHEREAS, Philadelphia 76ers guard Aaron McKie was named the
3 winner of the 2000-2001 National Basketball Association Sixth
4 Man Award; and
5 WHEREAS, Philadelphia 76ers Coach Larry Brown was named the
6 National Basketball Association's Coach of the Year; and
7 WHEREAS, The Philadelphia 76ers are a great source of civic
8 pride in Philadelphia and throughout this Commonwealth;
9 therefore be it
10 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives honor the
11 Philadelphia 76ers on the occasion of their victory in the
12 National Basketball Association Eastern Conference Championship.
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