In Game 4 of the first-round playoff series, The Philadelphia 76ers lost to the New York Knicks, held in Philadelphia, at the Wells Fargo Center on Sunday afternoon.
During the 97-92 New York win, Knicks fans took over the Wells Fargo Center. Games 3 and 4 of the Knicks’ first-round playoff series against the 76ers, featured some craziest cheers the Knicks have experienced.
Joel Embiid says "it’s not okay" that Knicks fans took over Philly:
"Disappointing. 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 and I've never seen it, and I've… https://t.co/rMNhkEbb7a pic.twitter.com/lQ16xTYrXv
— KnicksMuse (@KnicksMuse) April 28, 2024
The New York fans chanted "MVP" expectedly for Jalen Brunson during Game 4 and the Knicks victory, 76ers star Joel Embiid expressed his disappointment after the game.
Embiid shared in postgame to reporters,
"Think it"s unfortunate, and I"m not calling them out, but it is disappointing. I love our fans. I 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, and I’ve never seen it, and I’ve been here for 10 years. Yeah, it kind of [ticks] 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."
The fan"s "M-V-P" chants for Brunson, came after Brunson scored a Knicks franchise-record 47 points, all game, and delivered a brilliant performance throughout the win.
He told reporters,
"This Philadelphia fan base is very relentless, very passionate, I"m an Eagles fan I would know. But seeing the Knicks here and hearing the Knicks here was pretty cool. It"s awesome."
The Knicks had lost ts in Game 3 when Embiid’s physical dominance turned the game in the 76ers’ favor. However, they returned the favor to win Game 4 and take a 3-1 series lead back to Madison Square Garden for Game 5.
