{"id":119778,"date":"2026-05-04T05:20:53","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T05:20:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/04\/joel-embiid-sends-clear-warning-to-philly-fans-for-knicks-series\/"},"modified":"2026-05-04T05:20:53","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T05:20:53","slug":"joel-embiid-sends-clear-warning-to-philly-fans-for-knicks-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/04\/joel-embiid-sends-clear-warning-to-philly-fans-for-knicks-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Joel Embiid Sends Clear Warning to Philly Fans For Knicks Series"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Fresh off one of the most remarkable comebacks in franchise history, Joel Embiid has already turned his attention to the next challenge, and he\u2019s calling on Philadelphia fans to play their part.<\/p>\n<p>After the 76ers stormed back from a 3-1 deficit to eliminate the Boston Celtics, Embiid delivered a direct message with a second-round showdown against the New York Knicks looming.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just have a message for our fans,\u201d Embiid <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.ph\/nba\/story\/_\/id\/48664111\/joel-embiid-asks-76ers-fans-not-sell-tickets-knicks-fans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> postgame. \u201cLast time we played the Knicks, it felt like [Philadelphia] was Madison Square Garden East. We\u2019re going to need the support.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDon\u2019t sell your tickets. This is bigger than you. We need you guys.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The concern stems from past experience. During the teams\u2019 previous playoff meeting, Knicks fans flooded the Wells Fargo Center, creating a road-like atmosphere for the Sixers in their own building, something Embiid clearly hasn\u2019t forgotten.<\/p>\n<p>Philadelphia appears to be taking additional steps to prevent a repeat, implementing ticket sale restrictions tied to billing addresses within the Greater Philadelphia area.<\/p>\n<p>Still, the reality of the secondary market makes it difficult to fully control who ends up in the stands.<\/p>\n<p>Knicks forward Josh Hart acknowledged as much when discussing the situation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGood thing about New Yorkers, man, they\u2019re persistent. They don\u2019t care, bro. They\u2019re going to do it, man,\u201d Hart said. \u201cAnd for a lot of people, everything revolves around money. So, you know, if they get a good price for those tickets, they\u2019re going to sell them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Embiid, however, isn\u2019t backing down from his plea, even jokingly offering financial help to keep tickets in the hands of Sixers supporters.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKnicks fans travel \u2014 they buy tickets,\u201d he said. \u201cThere\u2019s going to be people who will sell the tickets because they need the money. Don\u2019t do it, we need you guys. We need the support, and we need them to be extremely loud. If you need money, I\u2019ve got you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The stakes are high. Philadelphia is riding momentum after snapping a decades-long playoff drought against Boston, with Embiid leading the charge following his return from injury. His dominant performances helped flip the series and rewrite the team\u2019s postseason narrative.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/foreverbet.com\/en-us\/sportsbook?utm_source=basketballforever&amp;utm_medium=sitearticle&amp;utm_ca%5B%E2%80%A6%5Dn=basketballforever500ph&amp;utm_term=EmbiidWarningSixers&amp;lid=j0ytdho0wlyd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-68922\" src=\"https:\/\/basketballforever.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ForeverBet-BF-promotional-banner-var2-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"175\"\/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/basketballforever.com\/2026\/04\/29\/joel-embiid-takes-over-as-sixers-lock-down-celtics-to-stay-alive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joel Embiid Takes Over as Sixers Lock Down Celtics to Stay Alive<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/basketballforever.com\/2026\/05\/03\/joel-embiid-sends-clear-warning-to-philly-fans-for-knicks-series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fresh off one of the most remarkable comebacks in franchise history, Joel Embiid has already turned his attention to the next challenge, and he\u2019s calling on Philadelphia fans to play their part. After the 76ers stormed back from a 3-1 deficit to eliminate the Boston Celtics, Embiid delivered a direct message with a second-round showdown [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":119779,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[7],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/119778"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=119778"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/119778\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/119779"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=119778"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=119778"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=119778"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}