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 annual broadcast from the stands at Citizens Bank Park. It's a cool tradition that usually comes with some special guests, and this year, that included Philadelphia Flyers head coach Rick Tocchet, Sixers head coach Nick Nurse and Gansey.

When Nurse and Gansey sat down to help call the Phillies' 8-2 win over the Miami Marlins, the top of the fifth inning was getting underway with pitcher Jesús Luzardo throwing a no-hitter through four innings.

After getting an intro from McCarthy, Gansey talked about how happy he was to be there with an 8-0 lead and no-hitter still intact.

If you're a baseball fan, you probably know where this is headed...

John Kruk uttered "Oh, boy..." as the next pitch was leaving Luzardo's hand, and, sure enough, Marlins third baseman Javier Sanoja got his bat on it and sent it into left field for a base hit and the end of the no-no bid.

What are the chances?

Well, if you're superstitious, pretty damn high, which is why you don't bring up no-hitters too early.

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According to The Philadelphia Inquirer, later in the inning after Luzardo gave up another hit, Kruk was not hesitant to remind everyone how everything had gone down.

"We know who gave that one up," he said. "I was like, ‘Thank God none of us said it,’ because we could get crucified right now."

Well, it will now be up to Gansey and Nurse to win back fans when the NBA season gets underway in a few months.

But it might take quite a bit to make up for jinxing a no-hitter.