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Joel Embiid begs 76ers ticket-holders not to sell to Knicks fans: ‘This is bigger than you’

Nypost · · 320 words · By Jake Nisse
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What to know about Joel Embiid begs 76ers ticket-holders not to sell to Knicks fans: ‘This is bigger than you’

Knicks fans took over Philly’s Wells Fargo Center the last time that New York faced the Sixers in the playoffs.

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What happened

Knicks fans took over Philly’s Wells Fargo Center the last time that New York faced the Sixers in the playoffs.

Why it matters

And after clinching a repeat matchup in the second round, the center had a plea for Sixers ticket-holders.

Common ground

“I just have a message for our fans,” he began after Philly’s Game 7 win over the Celtics Saturday night.

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 10 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The Knicks ultimately won that game and the series”
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NBA.com and other search results confirm the Knicks won Game 6 (118-115) and the series 4-2 against the 76ers.
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web search NEUTRAL — The New York Knicks defeat the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 6, 118-115. Jalen Brunson recorded 41 points and 12 assists for the Knicks, while Donte DiVincenzo added a playoff career-high 23 points ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5D0OozEnVV4
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web search NEUTRAL — Here you have the complete list of games played between the Knicks and the 76ers with their all-time performance against each other in the NBA Playoffs. It includes total games, wins and losses, score…
https://www.landofbasketball.com/head_to_head_gl/knicks_vs_7…
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web search NEUTRAL — The 76ers and Knicks faced off in the 1st round of the 2023-24 NBA Playoffs. This nail-biter series resulted in a 4-2 victory for the Knicks. Each game was decided by less than 10 points, with the ...
https://www.nba.com/sixers/76ers-matchups/new-york-knicks
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Claim 2: “Philly’s Game 7 win over the Celtics Saturday night.”
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Multiple independent sources (Nypost, NBA.com, and other web results) confirm the 76ers defeated the Celtics 109-100 in Game 7 on a Saturday night.
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web search NEUTRAL — We present live updates, highlights and scores for this Game 7 matchup between the Philadelphia 76ers and Boston Celtics.
https://www.nba.com/news/live-updates-celtics-sixers-game-7-…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Philadelphia 76ers are moving on to the second round of the NBA playoffs after defeating the Jayson Tatum-less Boston Celtics 109-100 in Game 7 Saturday night to complete the NBA's 14th ...
https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/philadelphia-76ers…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Philadelphia 76ers beat the Boston Celtics 109-100 in Boston in Game 7 last Saturday night. Joel Embiid delivered an outstanding performance under pressure with 34 points, leading his team in ...
https://www.hitc.com/philadelphia-76ers-end-two-historic-str…
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Claim 3: “He averaged 28 points in the series.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding Joel Embiid's average points per game for the entire series.
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Claim 4: “the Knicks host the Sixers for Game 1 on Monday.”
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The Globe and Mail report explicitly states that Philadelphia (the No. 7 seed) will visit No. 3 New York on Monday night following their Game 7 win.
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Claim 5: “Owners Josh Harris, David Blitzer and David Adelman even teamed up with Michael Rubin to buy over 2,000 tickets for that year’s Game 6.”
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Three independent sources confirm that Josh Harris, David Blitzer, David Adelman, and Michael Rubin purchased over 2,000 tickets for Game 6 to give to first responders and healthcare professionals to prevent a Knicks fan takeover.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Philadelphia 76ers are making sure they have a true home-court advantage. After a wild victory over the New York Knicks on Tuesday night to keep their season alive, 76ers co-owners Josh Harris, Da…
https://newswav.com/article/76ers-owners-gifting-2-000-playo…
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web search NEUTRAL — Michael Rubin (@michaelrubin). Josh Harris, David Blitzer, @david_adelman and I just bought more than 2,000 tix for Sixers Game 6 - we absolutely CANNOT let Knicks fans take over our arena again!!! Gi…
https://x.com/michaelrubin/status/1785748147479724207
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web search NEUTRAL — Sixers ownership - Josh Harris, David Blitzer, and David Adelman - alongside Fanatics CEO and former co-owner Michael Rubin, are teaming up to purchase and hand out more than 2,000 Game 6 tickets to f…
https://www.crossingbroad.com/news/sixers/sixers-ownership-a…
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Claim 6: “Two years ago, swaths of Knicks fans made the short trip down I-95 for Games 3, 4 and 6 in Philly”
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Web search results confirm the Knicks and 76ers played a first-round series two years prior (relative to the current context) which the Knicks won in six games, with the clinching win occurring in Philadelphia.
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web search NEUTRAL — Philadelphia and New York saw each other two years ago in a first-round series that the Knicks eventually won in six games, with New York garnering the series-clinching win on Philly’s home floor. The…
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7249117/2026/05/02/knicks-7…
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web search NEUTRAL — Stephen A. Smith storms onto the Get Up set and voices his extreme displeasure with Jalen Rose and Jay Williams suggesting that Knicks fans be patient if New...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSWKsRxWg0Q
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web search NEUTRAL — Philadelphia led for all but 31 seconds in the game, increasing a five-point halftime edge to 18 points in the third quarter. New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson (11) high-fives fans as he walks off t…
https://nypost.com/2026/05/02/sports/76ers-up-next-for-knick…
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Claim 7: “Knicks fans took over Philly’s Wells Fargo Center the last time that New York faced the Sixers in the playoffs.”
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Multiple sources confirm the context of Knicks fans taking over the arena, specifically a tweet from Michael Rubin stating 'we absolutely CANNOT let Knicks fans take over our arena again!!!' in reference to the previous series.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2012–13 New York Knicks season was the 67th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). They clinched a playoff berth on March 22, 2013, with a win over the Toronto Rapto…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012–13_New_York_Knicks_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2023–24 New York Knicks season was the 78th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Knicks reached the knockout stage of the 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament as the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023–24_New_York_Knicks_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024–25 New York Knicks season was the 79th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). On March 28, the Knicks clinched a playoff spot following their victory against th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024–25_New_York_Knicks_season
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Claim 8: “he scored 34 points, grabbed 12 boards and dished out six assists [in Game 7].”
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Three independent sources (The Globe and Mail, ESPN, Fox News) confirm Embiid's Game 7 stats: 34 points, 12 rebounds, and 6 assists.
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web search NEUTRAL — The 76ers won Game 7, 109-100, behind Joel Embiid’s 34 points, 12 rebounds and six assists. Embiid made nine of his 11 free-throw attempts, but drew flopping accusations from Celtics star Jaylen Brown…
https://www.foxnews.com/sports/76ers-joel-embiid-faces-flopp…
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web search NEUTRAL — Embiid finished with 34 points, 12 rebounds and six assists. Tyrese Maxey added 30 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists. V.J. Edgecombe had 23 points and Paul George had 13. Philadelphia, the No. 7 s…
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/basketball/article-76…
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web search NEUTRAL — Joel Embiid authored perhaps his greatest playoff performance in Game 7, scoring 34 points to go along with 12 rebounds and 6 assists. Winslow Townson-Imagn Images. When the 76ers went on a 14-3 run -…
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/48662033/76ers-embiid-va…
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Claim 9: “the No. 7-seeded Sixers stunned the Celtics 109-100 in Boston to complete a 3-1 series comeback and advance to the Eastern Conference Semifinals.”
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Multiple sources (AP, NBA.com, and others) confirm the 7th-seeded 76ers beat the Celtics 109-100 in Game 7 to complete a 3-1 comeback and advance to the Eastern Conference Semifinals.
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web search NEUTRAL — BOSTON (AP) Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers advanced to the Eastern Conference semifinals, beating the Jayson Tatum-less Boston Celtics 109-100 on Saturday night to complete the NBA’s 14th come…
https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/joel-embiid-leads-76ers-t…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Philadelphia 76ers defeated the Boston Celtics, 109-100, in Game 7 to win the series 4-3. Joel Embiid led the way with 34 points, 12 rebounds, and six assists, while Tyrese Maxey added 30 points, …
https://www.nba.com/watch/video/game-recap-76ers-109-celtics…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Philadelphia 76ers are moving on to the second round of the NBA playoffs after defeating the Jayson Tatum-less Boston Celtics 109-100 in Game 7 Saturday night to complete the NBA's 14th comeback f…
https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/philadelphia-76ers…
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Claim 10: “The center, who missed the first three games of the series following an emergency appendectomy in April”
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Multiple sources confirm Joel Embiid missed the first three games of the series due to an emergency appendectomy in April.
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web search NEUTRAL — “What changed in the series is Joel Embiid came back, and they’re a completely different team,” Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla said. The 76ers are the first No. 7 seed in the East to defeat a No. 2 seed s…
https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/5/3/joel-embiid-76ers-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Philadelphia 76ers' Joel Embiid reacts during the first half of Game 4 against the Boston Celtics in a first-round NBA basketball playoffs series Sunday, April 26, 2026, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Mat…
https://www.ksat.com/sports/2026/04/27/joel-embiid-made-a-gu…
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web search NEUTRAL — Embiid missed the first three games of the series due to an emergency appendectomy but returned to play a central role in the 76ers' rally. The Celtics' elimination, meanwhile, exposed problems with l…
https://clutchpoints.com/nba/boston-celtics/celtics-jaylen-b…
info Disclaimer: This analysis is generated by AI and should be used as a starting point for critical thinking, not as definitive truth. Claims are verified against publicly available sources. Always consult the original article and additional sources for complete context.