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Evan & Tiki

Philly Gets Invaded As Knicks Fans Take Over

Evan & Tiki

Audacy

Sports

4.2 • 988 Ratings

🗓️ 11 May 2026

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

The Knicks’ sweep of Philadelphia sparks a deeper conversation about just how completely New York fans took over the Sixers’ building. Evan Roberts and Tiki Barber hear from fans who made the trip and describe an arena that felt overwhelmingly orange and blue, especially as the game slipped away from Philadelphia. Evan and Tiki debate what made the takeover possible, from ticket prices and Sixers apathy to Knicks fans’ desperation and passion. They compare the scene to other New York road invasions, wonder whether anything similar could happen with Giants and Eagles fans, and shift briefly to the Yankees’ rough weekend in Milwaukee.

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0:00.0

Let's get to your calls 888-808-101-19.

0:02.8

How about someone who was a part of the ground invasion of the city of Philadelphia that

0:06.2

will forever be talked about?

0:07.7

Rui is calling from Asinang. What's up, Rui? Hey, boys. Good morning. How are you? All's good. What's up, dude? What's up? So, real quick, you were talking about the tickets. I got my tickets via game time that led me to the 76ers Ticketmaster.

0:21.8

I live in Westchester.

0:23.4

I thought that wasn't going to work, but. I got my tickets via game time that led me to the 76ers ticket master.

0:21.8

I live in Westchester.

0:23.4

I thought that wasn't going to work, but that was easy as a normal way of getting tickets.

0:28.8

But once we pulled into the parking lot, just like you said, Evan, it was about 70 to 75%.

0:34.1

Wow.

0:35.3

It was so salty.

0:37.2

The 76ers announcers probably took them 15 seconds to go through the Knicks starting a lineup so we didn't have a chance to cheer him on.

0:46.8

Fourth quarter, they were doing a t-shirt toss. I saw one 76ers kid get about six t-shirts because there was no one else to give him to and in the fourth

0:57.3

quarter it was no lie 90% Nick fans in the fourth quarter easily and I wouldn't be surprised

1:04.6

if it would have been 95 so yeah the experience is great the takeover was great everybody was

1:10.0

respectful and it was a great mother's Day, and it was a good time. And I'll continue to listen to you, boys. Yeah, I appreciate you, Rory. That's probably why no one got arrested. Because there was no one to fight with. No, because all that, but it was also Mother's Day. Oh, yeah. By taking your mom, where your mom might have been watching on television.

1:28.1

Last thing you want to do is be in a Philadelphia jail.

1:30.6

No.

1:41.2

I mean, you're already in a Philadelphia jail by having to be in the city. That's true. It's basically a jail. Let's go to Limu Driver, Ed. What's up, Limu Driver? What's up, man? Hey, guys. How you doing today?

1:41.8

All as well.

1:42.3

Good, man.

1:43.5

All right.

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