FILE - In this May 27, 1983, file photo, Philadelphia 76ers Moses Malone (2) battles Los Angeles Lakers Kareem Abdul-Jabbar under the boards as he drives to the basket during fourth quarter of an NBA championship basketball game in Philadelphia. The 76ers are paying tribute to the late Malone, a three-time NBA MVP and one of basketball's most ferocious rebounders, with a sculpture and a jersey retirement ceremony on Friday, Feb. 8, 2019. (AP Photo/Ray Stubblebine, File)
February 08, 2019 - 11:15 AM
PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia 76ers are paying tribute to the late Moses Malone, a three-time NBA MVP and one of basketball's most ferocious rebounders, with a sculpture and a jersey retirement ceremony.
The Sixers unveiled the sculpture Friday morning at their practice facility in New Jersey.
The team will retire Malone's No. 2 jersey in a halftime ceremony at Friday night's game against Denver. The banner they'll raise will have the names of all Malone's teammates stitched into it.
Malone was a 13-time All-Star, Hall of Fame inductee and a member of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA history. In 1983, he helped the Sixers roll through the playoffs and sweep the Lakers — the last time they won a championship.
He returned to the Sixers for the 1993-1994 season.
He died in 2015.
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