Irate 76ers Fans Destroy The Franchise On Instagram After Michael Carter-Williams Is Traded
As part of a three-team trade on Thursday, the Philadelphia 76ers dealt both the NBA’s 2013-14 Rookie Of The Year, Michael Carter-Williams, and another blossoming point guard, K.J. McDaniels, to the Milwaukee Bucks and Houston Rockets, respectively. The majority of Philadelphia’s return came in the form of wishful draft picks, in a move that many fans feel effectively set the rebuilding franchise back even further.
Some 76ers faithful took to the team’s Instagram account, which had posted a picture earlier this week of MCW making an appearance at All-Star weekend, to voice his disdain. The caption accompanying the picture reads, “Put on for Philly. #RisingSixers.” It’s a far cry from a compliment given to a player who admittedly didn’t even know he was on the trading block.
Sixers fans didn’t hold back when they let GM Sam Hinkie and the rest of the franchise’s management know how they really felt about losing one of the team’s few bright spots in the unexpected trade.
The account has since removed the comments, as if the franchise is trying to pretend that everything is okay in Sixerland today. Clearly, there are quite a few people who feel quite the contrary. It’s okay, though. Now the 76ers are setting their sights on the 2022 NBA Championship, and it’s not like seven years is a long time to wait. Deserting long-time fans and planning the best way to lose games: That’s what Philadelphia sports teams do!.
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Alot of salt in philly
11 years ago at 12:54 pmShut up Meg
11 years ago at 1:25 pmNot this time
11 years ago at 3:38 pmFuck you for giving uww a bad name.
11 years ago at 2:47 amIt’s a bold strategy Cotton, let’s see if it pays off for em
11 years ago at 12:59 pmThis strategy did not pay off for you
11 years ago at 6:22 pmThe NBA is rigged. Simple as that.
11 years ago at 1:03 pmAI could come back and play for them at this point
11 years ago at 1:04 pmAI had the best crossover of all time.
11 years ago at 3:01 pmSilky with it.
11 years ago at 4:51 pmMCW was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks
11 years ago at 1:04 pmYep. My bad. I botched that because I had too many windows open while I was writing this, including K.J. McDaniel’s Rockets trade and the move where the Nets and T-Wolves swapped Garnett for Thad Young, on top of the 3-team trade. Too many moving pieces for me to keep up. Didn’t mean to let you down this one time, guys.
11 years ago at 1:32 pmAlso, K.J. McDaniels is a SG/SF not a point guard. Do just a little bit of research.
11 years ago at 1:51 pmNot in my system.
11 years ago at 5:18 pmTouché
11 years ago at 4:18 pmAshley Shaeffer BMW,
11 years ago at 1:09 pmGrundle or GTFO!
Fuck you Kara
11 years ago at 1:34 pmKara, you heartless bitch.
11 years ago at 4:00 pmI control Instagram, Instagram doesn’t control me. If I turn it off none of this matters because none of these fans will get off the couch or crawl out of their parent’s basement or have the money or influence to affect team operations. Instagram is for the poors.
11 years ago at 1:12 pmInstagram comments are newsworthy now? You might as well start covering feminism and soccer.
11 years ago at 1:23 pmComing soon to TFM: “31 Totally Epic Ways that the Cast of ‘Greek’ Prepared You for College Life”
11 years ago at 2:09 pmDon’t give them ideas!
11 years ago at 6:08 pmAs a Philly sports fan, I can admit that we have some stupid fans. Maybe even a few more than your average fan base. But there are always going to be crazies in social media. The majority of us actually respect and understand Hinkie’s long-term thinking and aren’t going off the deep end about this.
11 years ago at 1:24 pmThere’s a reason Silver Linings Playbook was set in Philly. Perfect portrayal of mentally ill, psychopathic Philadelphia sports fans.
11 years ago at 10:30 pmSounds like a bunch of highly intelligent people commenting on that picture.
11 years ago at 1:27 pm