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. F4L82JS/20010H0243R2201 - 2 -