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Philadelphia’s mascot is Franklin, a blue dog who the team introduced back in 2015. The team decided to have a “kids-only Chief Design Team” lead the search for a new mascot.
The 76ers introduced their new mascot on Tuesday, a fuzzy blue dog named Franklin. The name "Franklin" is a reference to Philadelphia's Benjamin Franklin, and the fact that Franklin is a fuzzy ...
Philadelphia 76ers Mascot Franklin the Dog. Interestingly, Franklin the Dog was not the 76ers’ first mascot. The team’s first mascot was introduced in 1980, called "Big Shot.” ...
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Dallas Mavericks superstar guard Luka Dončić wasn't about to let a mascot show him up during NBA All-Star Weekend 2023. As Philadelphia 76ers mascot Franklin the Dog tried to flex his shooting ...
After talking about it for the past two seasons, the Philadelphia 76ers are finally set to unveil their new team mascot. The unveiling will take place at 1 p.m. on Feb. 10 at the Franklin Institute.
It wouldn’t be much of a stretch to say that the former Philadelphia 76ers mascot, Hip Hop, was the most hated mascot in NBA history. Created in the 90s as a hip, edgy alternative to match the ...
Franklin is the new fluffy dog mascot of the Philadelphia 76ers. Presumably, Franklin hunted and killed the former Sixers’ mascot, Hip Hop, a Donnie Darko-inspired rabbit monster.
Philadelphia 76ersSixers fans can choose either Big Ben, Phil E. Moose or B. Franklin Dogg as their new mascot. The Philadelphia 76ers unveiled the three final candidates for the team's new mascot ...
Check out this elite mascot defense : It's hard to knock Jerome here. The former Virginia star played his best game as a pro with a career-high 33 points off the bench — including a perfect ...