In 1999, the NBA raised an issue with Sixers minority owner Pat Croce and front-office executive Billy King. No, not about the team's roster. Not about practices they believed undermined the league or the integrity of the game. About the team's public address announcer. They didn't like the way Matt Cord sounded when visiting players scored. "'Tell your PA guy that he’s got to be more enthusiastic. Louder when the visiting team scores,'" Cord recalled in a phone interview with On SI. Croce and King wouldn't have it any other way. "I remember Pat saying, ‘Don’t worry about it.’ Billy King was like, ‘Matt, you do you. I’ll take care of the league.’ And it’s never changed,'" Cord recalled. They had Cord's back, even when the league applied pressure by threatening fines. "Pat’s like, ‘I’ll pay the fine, don’t worry about it.’ And Billy’s saying, ‘Matt, I love how you are you. You do you, I’ll deal with the league. Don’t worry about it,’" Cord said.…