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Posted: Thursday, July 23, 2009, 8:03 AM | 10 comments |

Sixers mascot Hip Hop is hobbling after Achilles tendon injury

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Sixers mascot Hip Hop is on the mend after injuring his Achilles tendon during a performance at a Philadelphia Freedoms game. A team spokeswoman says Hip Hop, whose real name the team guards like a state secret, is expected to be back to his acrobatic ways by season opener. The rabble-rousing rabbit has entertained fans (scared some, too) for 13 years. He injured his knee last summer but recovered by regular season.

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0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 12:57 PM, 07/23/2009

I have no idea why the Sixers have a rabbit as the team mascot.

— Jack Daniels on the rocks

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0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 12:17 PM, 07/24/2009

Why do they protect his name...I know it!

— NoMoMo

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 12:50 PM, 07/24/2009

HIP HOP for the brother and sisters of City Hall.

— Dvs Mind

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 12:08 AM, 07/27/2009

That's a rabbit? I thought it was a hood-rat.

— Jame Gumb

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