Philadelphia 76ers star Tyrese Maxey did not hold back after his team's early playoff exit, expressing disappointment not just with the loss, but with the home crowd. After the New York Knicks swept the 76ers in four games in the second round of the NBA playoffs, Maxey lamented the overwhelming presence of Knicks fans at the Xfinity Mobile Arena.
"It absolutely sucks," Maxey said in his postgame press conference. "I was telling them, it felt louder here for them than it did in the Garden." The Knicks secured a 144-114 blowout win in Game 4 to complete the sweep. New York fans flooded the arena, even infiltrating local news broadcasts in celebration.
Maxey acknowledged the team must win games to drown out opposing fans. The 76ers have now failed to reach the Eastern Conference Finals in eight of their last nine playoff appearances, a drought dating back to their 2001 NBA Finals run.