76ers' Tyrese Maxey disappointed with fan turnout for home playoff games vs Knicks

Philadelphia 76ers prima Tyrese Maxey was downcast aft falling to nan New York Knicks successful Game 4 connected Sunday night, starring to an early second-round playoff exit.

Maxey appeared to beryllium much upset pinch nan instrumentality support.

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Philadelphia 76ers' Tyrese Maxey tries to get past New York Knicks' Landry Shamet during nan 2nd half of Game 3 successful a second-round NBA playoff bid successful Philadelphia connected May 8, 2026. (Matt Slocum/AP)

Knicks fans swarmed nan Xfinity Mobile Arena successful Philadelphia for some Games 3 and 4. They sewage a front-row spot to watch their squad expanse their Atlantic Division rival. Knicks fans moreover went arsenic acold arsenic infiltrating section news broadcasts successful celebration.

Maxey said astir nan fans successful his postgame property conference.

"It perfectly sucks, if I'm being honest. It conscionable sucks," he said, via SNY TV. "That's really each I tin opportunity astir it, man. It's hard. It's decidedly difficult. It's only 1 measurement to put a extremity to it and it's, we person to spell retired location and triumph these games.

Joel Embiid of nan Philadelphia 76ers shoots a free propulsion during nan first half of Game 4 against nan New York Knicks successful nan 2nd information of nan NBA playoffs successful Philadelphia connected May 10, 2026. (Matt Slocum/AP)

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"Just being wholly honest, we were amended erstwhile we played them successful nan Garden this full season. I cognize we mislaid Game 2 and 1, but Game 2 was better. The regular play was better. I was telling them, it felt louder present for them than it did successful nan Garden."

He said it was up to nan squad to drown retired nan noise.

"We sewage to put a extremity to it arsenic a team," Maxey added. "Winning these games, that's gonna make our fans louder than theirs aliases whatever. I don't cognize really to support them out. I don't cognize nan logistics of it, but it does suck. I can't moreover lie. It decidedly does suck."

New York blew nan doors disconnected Philadelphia successful Game 4 pinch a 144-114 win.

Tyrese Maxey of nan Philadelphia 76ers defends Mikal Bridges of nan New York Knicks during nan first half of Game 4 successful nan second-round NBA playoffs successful Philadelphia connected May 10, 2026. (Matt Slocum/AP)

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It was nan eighth clip successful nan past 9 playoff appearances that nan 76ers haven’t astatine slightest made it to nan Eastern Conference Finals. Philadelphia hasn’t gotten that acold successful nan postseason since making nan 2001 NBA Finals.