This Day in Philly Sports History - April 15, 2025

It's a Tuesday so it's time for a little positivity/motivation. Over the course of the next 5 weeks we'll be looking at the 5 harsh truths that we all need to accept. The Phillies lost again and seem to be floundering. We continue our daily Tankathon check in as we simulate the NBA Lottery every day until the actual lottery.Today's Question of the Day is "Is Rob Thomson's seat getting a little warmer?"Today's Philly Athletes with Missing Rings Spotlight is on Joel Embiid.On this day in 1965 the Sixers lost to the Celtics 110-109 in the NBA East Division Finals. The Sixers mounted a furious comeback that came up short when John Havlicek stole Hal Greer's in bound pass leading to one of the most iconic calls in NBA history.Meet Lenny Wagner, the author of “Playing with the Best: One Man’s Journey through the Golden Age of Sports.  The book chronicles the amazing life of Walter French who won both an World Series and NFL Championship.For more information about Lenny or Walter go to https://www.playingwiththebest.comLeave your text or voicemail thoughts and opinions on the Back to the Phuture Voice/Text Line @ 267-495-8531Check out Phillygoat.com for all of your Philly apparel needs. Use the promo code JIMMONTGOMERY for 10% off of your order The Clashing Conferences Podcast brings together the everyday passion of REAL fans and their not so friendly friends for the purpose of real life sports entertainment.  Available wherever you get your pods and on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGLVSg7IjPpQ93iTUPb-KIgCheck out the Philly Sports History Portal for access to the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame New Digital Archive https://sites.google.com/phillyhall.org/phillysportshistory