May 2 - Current and
former owners of the 76ers bought more than 2,000 tickets to mute the presence
of New York Knicks fans attending Game 6 in Philadelphia on Thursday night.
Sixers star Joel Embiid
voiced his displeasure following Game 4 at the Wells Fargo Center, when
boisterous Knicks fans cheered their team's 97-92 comeback victory on Sunday.
"Disappointing,"
Embiid said after New York seized a 3-1 lead in the Eastern Conference
first-round series. "I love our fans. Think it's unfortunate, and I'm not
calling them out, but it is disappointing. Obviously, you got a lot of Knicks
fans, and they're down the road."
Philadelphia trimmed New
York's lead to 3-2 with a 112-106 overtime victory at Madison Square Garden on
Tuesday, but still faces elimination Thursday in the best-of-seven set.
Former minority owner
Michael Rubin announced Wednesday that he teamed up with owners Josh Harris,
David Blitzer and David Adelman to buy "more than 2,000 tix" for Game
6.
"We absolutely
CANNOT let Knicks fans take over our arena again!!!" Rubin posted on X.
He said the tickets are
being given away to first responders, healthcare professionals and other
"local Philadelphia-based organizations once we know they're legit Sixers
fans and not imposters!!"
The 76ers posted a video
on their official Instagram account Wednesday of tickets being given away to
fans on the streets of Philadelphia.
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