At home, the Sixers bowed again to the Knicks. Nick Nurse's players are now down 3-1 and must therefore win the last three games of the series to hope to qualify for the conference semi-finals. The Sixers thus failed to capitalize on the advantage of playing at home. Perhaps the fault of the many Knicks fans, present in the room and particularly noisy…
Still, the Wells Fargo Center has a reputation for being a hot venue and Sixers fans for being very invested. But already in Game 3, and even more so in Game 4, they were overwhelmed by Knicks fans.
It must be said that in terms of the United States, the two cities are rather close, allowing Knicks fans to travel to the “City of Brotherly Love”. Something to annoy Joel Embiid.
” It's disappointing “, regrets the pivot of the Sixers. “I love our fans. It's unfortunate, and I don't want to point fingers, but it's disappointing. Obviously there are a lot of Knicks fans, even though they are playing away. »
Jalen Brunson has fun
Let Knicks fans be heard at the Barclays Center, it happens. But at the Wells Fargo Center, a little over an hour and a half by car from Madison Square Garden, it's more surprising, including for Jalen Brunson.
“I'm not going to lie, Philadelphia fans, I've said it before, they're very ruthless, very passionate. I mean, I'm an Eagles fan. I know it. But seeing the Knicks fans and hearing them here is pretty cool. It's awesome, “ laughs the game leader, hero of the evening.
Which amuses Joel Embiid much less, who had never experienced this before. And the pivot of Team USA for Paris 2024 does not fail to make it known. “I’ve never seen this and I’ve been here ten years. Yes, it annoys me a little.” adds the pivot. “Especially because Philly is considered a sports town. The fans have always been there and I don't think that should happen. It's not acceptable. »
Joel Embiid can get used to the chants of the Knicks, the Sixers return to New York for Game 5. And they no longer have the right to make mistakes…
