76ers to donate 500 tickets for each remaining 2nd-round home playoff game to blunt Knicks' takeover

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The Philadelphia 76ers will donate 500 tickets for each remaining home playoff game to local community groups to maintain fan presence and counter New York Knicks fans. This initiative follows previous efforts to limit ticket sales to Philadelphia area residents.

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76ers donate 500 tickets for each home playoff game
Aim to keep local fans in attendance
Previous strategy included geographic sales restrictions
Tickets go to medical personnel and educators
Knicks lead series 2-0

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia 76ers will donate 500 tickets for each remaining home second-round playoff game to area community groups in their latest attempt to keep more of their own fans in the building and avoid a New York takeover. The Sixers’ previous strategy to ward off Knicks fans in this playoff series was to try through Ticketmaster to geographically restrict sales to fans in the greater Philadelphia area. The Sixers said 250 frontline medical personnel from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and Penn Medicine and 250 local educators selected by Learn Fresh, Breakthrough of Greater Philadelphia, the Philadelphia school district and Camden, New Jersey, school district would attend Game 3 on Friday night. The 76ers will host 500 moms and children selected by Uplift Center for Grieving Children, Boys and Girls Club of Philadelphia, La Liga del Barrio and Apologues for Sunday's Game 4. The Knicks lead the best-of-seven series 2-0. When the teams met two years ago in the first round, Knicks fans swarmed Philadelphia, and Sixers All-Star center Joel Embiid pleaded with fans ahead of this series not to let it happen again. “Last time we played the Knicks it felt like this was Madison Square Garden East. So we’re going to need the support,” Embiid said. “Don’t sell your tickets. This is bigger than you. We need you guys. The atmosphere we’ve had the last couple games in Philly, especially the last one pushing it to Game 7, I mean, we need all of it.” \\\_ AP NBA:

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Why are the 76ers donating tickets for playoff games?

The 76ers are donating tickets to ensure more local fans attend the games and to prevent a takeover by New York Knicks fans.

Who will receive the donated tickets from the 76ers?

The tickets will be given to 250 frontline medical personnel and 250 local educators for Game 3, and 500 moms and children for Game 4.

What is the current status of the playoff series between the 76ers and Knicks?

The Knicks currently lead the best-of-seven series 2-0.

76ers to donate 500 tickets for each remaining 2nd-round home playoff game to blunt Knicks' takeover

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