The Philadelphia 76ers are taking some steps to make sure New York Knicks fans cannot take over Wells Fargo Center for the pivotal Game 6 of their Eastern Conference first round series.
The Sixers announced Wednesday that team owners are partnering with Fanatics CEO Michael Rubin to purchase 2,000 tickets for Game 6. The tickets will be distributed to Philadelphia-based organizations, such as community groups and first responders, to “harness the intensity and excitement” for the game.
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To be clear, this is a neat gesture by the team, and not a small one, either. 2,000 tickets is a pretty big sum for an arena that seats 21,000. In addition to being a good move, though, it also leaves 2,000 fewer tickets for Knicks fans to snap up.
Knicks fans could be heard pretty clearly during Game 4 in Philadelphia. It was bad enough that Joel Embiid voiced some disappointment at the lack of home court advantage. With Game 6 being do-or-die for the Sixers, the team definitely wants to avoid anything like that happening again.
