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Knicks and Their Fans' Road Warrior Reputation Will Help Overcome 76ers
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Knicks and Their Fans' Road Warrior Reputation Will Help Overcome 76ers

New York Knicks On SI·Steven Simineri·29 days ago
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In a move to combat New York Knicks fans from hopping on the Acela express or making the 100-mile drive down the turnpike, the Philadelphia 76ers have restricted ticket sales for the semifinals to just residents of the greater Philadelphia area. Residency was based on credit card billing addresses and orders by residents outside area were canceled without notice and given refunds. Two springs ago New Yorkers turned Wells Fargo Center into MSG South with Jalen Brunson even receiving loud M-V-P chants. The invasion was so palpable that star big man Joel Embiid is pleading ahead of this series with 76ers fans to combat the high Knicks fan presence in City of Brotherly Love. However, the big man's urges, and Philly's great ticketing lengths, don't pose any real worries for New York and its fans. Road games in Philly will still feel like Knicks home games While the Sixers are trying to protect their home-court by begging their fans to show up, the Knicks have proven over the last few years to be road warriors.…

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