76ers owners buy Game 6 tickets to block Knicks fans - ESPN

The owners of the 76ers and former minority owner Michael Rubin have purchased tickets for Thursday's Game 6 of Philadelphia's playoff series against the Knicks in an attempt to block New York fans from once again overrunning Wells Fargo Center.

Knicks fans were an overwhelming presence at Game 4 at Wells Fargo for New York's comeback victory, prompting Sixers star Joel Embiid to express his disappointment with Philadelphia fans.

One day after the Sixers extended the series with an improbable Game 5 victory in New York, Rubin announced Wednesday on social media that he had teamed up with owners Josh Harris, David Blitzer and David Adelman to purchase «more than 2,000» tickets for Game 6. The Fanatics CEO said the tickets would be given to «first responders, health care professionals and other local Philadelphia-based organizations.»

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and I just bought more than 2,000 tix for Sixers Game 6 — we absolutely CANNOT let Knicks fans take over our arena again!!! Giving them to first responders, health care professionals and other local Philadelphia-based organizations once… https://t.co/HQkOWJpHgB

A video posted Wednesday to the 76ers' official Instagram account showed tickets being given to fans on the streets of Philadelphia.

South Carolina women's basketball coach Dawn Staley, a Philadelphia native and Sixers fan, also took to social media this week to implore season-ticket holders not to sell their Game 6 tickets to Knicks fans.

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full of <a href=«https://twitter.com/sixers?ref_src=» https:>@sixers fans....season tickets holders DO NOT SELL