New Yorkers are planning to storm Philadelphia for this weekend’s NBA playoff games between the Knicks and 76ers — despite the City of Brotherly Love’s efforts to try to block an orange-and-blue takeover.
Xfinity Mobile Arena is limiting direct sales to buyers with addresses in the Philadelphia metro area, while Sixers fans are promising not to resell their tickets to the Knicks faithful, but some New Yorkers say they’re heading south to Philly anyway.
An X fandom account, @BigKnickEnergy_, announced a $75 roundtrip bus fare from Madison Square Garden to Xfinity when the NBA’s Eastern Conference Semifinals series switches from the Big Apple to Philadelphia on Friday and Sunday.
The en masse migration the will depart Friday at 4:00 p.m. from MSG and return at 10:30 p.m.
On Sunday, departure is at 12:30 p.m. at MSG and return at 7:00 p.m.
The Knicks are up in the series 1-0 after a Monday 137-98 dismantling of the rival Sixers at home. Game 2 at MSG is scheduled for Wednesday.
New Yorkers said the city of Rocky should pull a Rambo the policy because they’re only hurting themselves.
“The (Philadelphia) businesses downtown definitely want the New York fans coming,” Morristown resident Morristown resident Keith Gehm, 54 told The Post. “If you’re selling [cheese]steaks, you want the New York fans spending their money.
“But it’s a second city,” he added. “They’re just too fragile!”!’”
Some fans remain optimistic the self-buyout scheme would ultimately fail.
Anile Melwani, a fan who attends both the New York and Florida games told the Post, “People will find a way to go.”
“Everyone who has a friend or family in Philly, they’re still gonna show up,” he continued, adding that despite the “unfair” treatment of Knicks fans, “there’s still gonna be a lot of New York fans.”
“You know how resilient New Yorkers are.”
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