76ers owners and Michael Rubin buy TWO THOUSAND tickets for Game 6 against the Knicks in a desperate attempt to stop New York fans from taking over Philly

Former 76ers partner Michael Rubin has teamed up with current ownership in a desperate attempt to keep New York Knicks fans from taking over Philadelphia.

Knicks fans invaded Philadelphia’s Wells Fargo Center on Sunday for Game 4 of their NBA playoff series, with Sixers star center Joel Embiid admitting he was “screwed” about the situation after their 97 loss -92.

Thousands of visiting fans made their presence known that day, nearly outnumbering the home crowd, before New York extended its series lead to 3-1.

However, after the Sixers pulled one back on Tuesday to make the score 3-2, Rubin and 76ers owners purchased more than 2,000 tickets for Thursday night’s Game 6 in Philadelphia to ensure the same thing doesn’t happen again.

Rubin, the CEO of Fanatics who previously owned a stake in the team, wrote on CAN absolutely NOT let Knicks fans invade our arena again!!!

New York fans almost outnumbered the home crowd when the two teams met on Sunday.

But the Rubin and Sixers owners joined forces to stop them from doing it again after purchasing more than 2,000 tickets for Thursday’s Game 6.

“Donate them to first responders, medical professionals and other local Philadelphia-based organizations once we know they are legitimate Sixers fans and not impostors!!

“Let’s go Sixers – we can do it!!”

Viral footage on X showed Knicks fans chanting “Knicks in 5!” » after their team’s away victory on Sunday, without a single Sixers fan among the crowd of blue, white and orange jerseys that took over the Wells Fargo Center.

“The match was not taking place at Madison Square Garden,” Barstool Sports wrote on social media.

Surrounded by reporters after Philly’s loss that night, Embiid said it was “disappointing” to see a plethora of Knicks fans in the stands.

“I love our fans, I think it’s unfortunate,” he said. “I’m not denouncing them but it’s disappointing.

“I’ve been here 10 years, (and it) kind of pisses me off, especially because Philly is considered a sports town.

Sixers center Joel Embiid admitted he’s ‘screwed’ with Knicks fans taking over Philly

Tyrese Maxey saved the Sixers from elimination on Tuesday after scoring seven points in the final 25 seconds of regulation.

Knicks fans were also seen chanting “F**k Embiid” as they walked down the escalators at the Wells Fargo Center.

Tyrese Maxey saved the Sixers from elimination Tuesday after scoring seven points in the final 25 seconds of regulation and finishing with 46 to lead them to a 112-106 overtime victory in Game 5.

Philly trailed by six points with 28 seconds left in regulation before Maxey made a comeback that evoked Reggie Miller’s eight points in nine seconds for Indiana at Madison Square Garden in 1995.

The All-Star guard converted a four-point play with 25 seconds left to cut it to two, and after Josh Hart’s free throw, he rose 35 feet to tie it at 97 with 8.1 seconds left. to play in front of a stunned crowd that was expected to celebrate the Knicks’ second straight trip to the Eastern Conference semifinals.