The joining of these factors as they all appeared at a 9 p.m. tip, with rival fan bases and a very hard-fought Game 6 had both NY Knicks and 76ers fans on their bad manner.
The contrasting video footage captured fans behaving violently at the home of the 76ers, being knocked out of the series 4-1 with a 118-115 score, inside Wells Fargo Arena.
One of the Inquirer’s videos, which we saw for ourselves, seems to show a Knicks fan being held back by security guards while he approached the entrance to sections 117 and 118 attempting to get near the 76ers’ fan.
On the other hand, the reporter who was responsible for the production of this film disclosed, ”It’s freaking crazy with the audience at the Wells Fargo Center tonight.” Just saw a Knicks fan get thrown out of the arena… at halftime ”, before posting the video with the caption: “Like I told you, boy, he’ll get you kicked out quick.”
Some fans chanted “Oh, s–t” and “Holy s–t” as the large man in denim shorts was pushed back by five security officials as fans capture the moment on their phones.
As the fan is pushed back, others yell “Get him the f–k out of here” and one fan, in perhaps the true laugh-out-loud moment of the clip, yells, “Budd Hield!”
Fans clapped as the fan is forcibly removed through the concourse.
The second video shows the aftermath of a Knicks fan apparently getting his bell rung — pun intended in Philadelphia — by a group of 76ers fans.
X user @gregarmstrong01, a self-described Knicks fan, captioned the video: “They’re wildin in dude got snuffed out right next to me.”
One of the agitators called the Knicks fans a crude word for an anatomical part.
A group of four Knicks fans is below them, and one fan, apparently the one who got “snuffed out” eventually got up very slowly from an awkward angle.
The woozy Knicks fan seemed to say repeatedly: “That’s a cheap shot.”
It appears the fan filming the video also attempted to diffuse the situation, yelling: “Let it go, bro. We ain’t here to fight, bro.”
Perhaps the second round will be a little more peaceful for Knicks fans as Indianapolis is not as convenient to visit and that midwest charm perhaps will lead to fewer altercations.
