The 76ers are so bad they were a punchline on ‘The Simpsons’
James Dator has been covering a wide range of sports for SB Nation for over a decade, with a special focus on the NFL.
Good news 76ers: You got a shout out on The Simpsons!
Bad news 76ers: They teased you mercilessly.
Terrible teams come and go, but it takes a special brand of terrible to be mentioned on The Simpsons. Episodes aren’t churned out in a few weeks, which means the writing team, animators, everyone involved had to be 100 percent certain the 76ers would still be terrible when this episode was planned months ago.
They were right.
