The New York Knicks were reduced to playing Game 4 against the Philadelphia 76ers with only seven men, but somehow had the better-stocked support.
Despite the prescience of Philadelphia basketball celebrities like Allen Iverson and Dawn Staley, pro-Knicks chants became more audible as the voicers' team inched closer to a 3-1 series lead in the best-of-seven set and the jubilation spread to the concourses and exits. The conquering was perhaps complete when the visitorsBill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports
"I think it's unfortunate, and I'm not calling them out, but it is disappointing," Embiid said in the aftermath, per Tim Bontemps of ESPN."Obviously, you got a lot of Knicks fans, and they're down the road. I've never seen it, and I've been here for 10 years. Yeah, it kind of pisses me off, especially because Philly is considered a sports town. They've always shown up, and I don't think that should happen. Yeah, it's not OK.
Brunson, who put up a historic performance to the tune of a franchise playoff record 47 point, is used to playing in a loud Wells Fargo Center as a former member of the Villanova Wildcats' men's basketball team. The arena frequently hosts high-profile Villanova games and this ongoing series has been staged beneath two national championship banners that Brunson, Donte DiVincenzo, and Josh Hart helped attain.