76ers' Mike Gansey Apologizes to Phillies' Jesús Luzardo for Jinxing No-Hitter in Trending Video

New 76ers president ingratiates himself with the city by jinxing Phillies pitchers' no-hitter

Philadelphia can be an interesting city to be a front-office executive in, and it's of utmost importance that you make a good first impression with fans.What you don't want to do is inadvertently jinx a no-hitter being thrown by your cross-parking-lot neighbors.But, unfortunately, that's what new Philadelphia 76ers president Mike Gansey did to the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday.NBC Sports Philadelphia's Tom McCarthy and John Kruk did their ann…

76ers' Mike Gansey Apologizes to Phillies' Jesús Luzardo for Jinxing No-Hitter in Trending Video

Newly-hired Philadelphia 76ers president of basketball operations Mike Gansey apologized to Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Jesús Luzardo for jinxing his no-hitter on Tuesday's NBC Sports Philadelphia broadcast.

New 76ers president jinxes Phillies no-hitter immediately after joining broadcast

Not a great start to the tenure of the 76ers new president of basketball operations, Mike Gansey. After replacing Darryl Morey as the new head of the Philadelphia 76ers, Gansey did a media spot on NBC Sports Philadelphia during the fifth inning of Tuesday's 8-2 Phillies victory.

John Kruk had the perfect response after new Sixers GM jinxed a Phillies no-hitter

“I was like, ‘Thank God none of us said it,’ Kruk said as NBC Sports Philadelphia's broadcast crew sat behind home plate.

Sixers president jinxes no-hit bid on Phillies broadcast

Credit: NBC Sports PhiladelphiaThe Philadelphia 76ers recently hired Mike Gansey to become the new president of basketball operations after he spent the last four years as general manager of the Cleveland Cavaliers. And it didn’t take long for Gansey to frustrate some superstitious Philadelphia sports fans. Gansey and Sixers head coach Nick Nurse joined NBC Sports Philadelphia play-by-play announcer Tom McCarthy and color commentator John Kruk b…

It Took Three Seconds for Sixers President of Basketball Operations Mike Gansey to Jinx Jesús Luzardo's No-Hitter

Tuesday night’s Phillies game featured the TV broadcast crew taking in the game from the seats. It’s something they do annually. This year, they were parked right behind home plate and were visible for every single pitch. They had a few guests join them, including Flyers head coach Rick Tocchet, before the new Sixers President of Basketball Operations Mike Gansey and head coach Nick Nurse joined the crew. Nurse mentioned it was Gansey’s first (p…