Posted By Lynn Worthy, Sun Staff

Reports of the Philadelphia 76ers sale have, apparently, been greatly exaggerated.

The Globe's Peter May reported on Monday that Comcast Spectacor, the owner of the Sixers, the Philadelphia Flyers, the AHL's Philadelphia Phantoms, the Wachovia Center and the Philadelphia Spectrum, were getting close to selling the Sixers franchise.

A different tune was coming from the Comcast executives on Monday.

"We receive expressions of interest from time to time," Comcast-Spectacor president Peter Luukko told the Philadelphia Daily News via an e-mail. "No one has made us an offer and we're not actively selling the team."

The Sixers have also been standing by their statement that they are not looking to trade former MVP Allen Iverson.

Still, that hasn't slowed speculation.