Philadelphia 76ers Notebook: Sacramento Kings Game Cancelled
The Philadelphia 76ers‘ game against the Sacramento Kings was cancelled on Wednesday night due to condensation on the court.
What does the staff at the Wells Fargo Center, the Philadelphia 76ers mascot (Franklin) and DeMarcus Cousins all have in common?
Well, on Wednesday night, they were all mopping the court at the Wells Fargo Center.
Unfortunately for everyone involved, their efforts weren’t enough as the game between the Sixers and the Sacramento Kings had to be postponed due to condensation on the court.
Just how wet was the court? Check out this video from the Philadelphia Inquirer’s Keith Pompey:
Watch this video to see how wet the floor gets. #Sixers #SacramentoKings pic.twitter.com/96qHdS8z8h
— Keith Pompey (@PompeyOnSixers) December 1, 2016
Here’s a photo of Cousins doing his best to clean the mess up:
Kings center DeMarcus Cousins lending a helping hand. #sixers vs #kings delayed due to condensation from ice below the floor pic.twitter.com/zxmkVphWbm
— Derek Bodner (@DerekBodnerNBA) December 1, 2016
After the game, Sixers’ CEO Scott O’Neil apologized for the inconvenience and said that he is confident in the staff at the Wells Fargo Center. He also that this was a league decision, and it was not up to the 76ers’ organization to make the call.
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O’Neil was very apologetic toward the fans, and said that their tickets will be honored when the game is rescheduled. He added that they will be offered tickets to another game, as well.
“These guys (Comcast) operate 100 buildings around the world; if there’s anyone that can figure this out, it’s them,” O’Neil said (via a Comcast SportsNet video here). “They’re world class operators, so I don’t anticipate a problem or an issue, but we certainly want to get this fixed and straight and set. We’ll do everything we can, at least on our side, of making sure that everything is operating and running fully and smoothly by our next home game.”
The 76ers next game is on Friday, Dec. 2 at home against the Orlando Magic.
Embiid’s Minutes Restriction Increased
Before the Philadelphia 76ers were supposed to play against the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday night, coach Brett Brown broke some pretty significant news.
For the first time of his regular season NBA career, Sixers rookie center Joel Embiid had his minutes restriction increased to 28 minutes. His previous high was 24 minutes, where he’s been at for the past few weeks.
Brown was more than pleased with the news of his star player.
This is a huge break for 4-14 76ers, who are undoubtedly a much better team with Embiid on the floor.
Against the Memphis Grizzlies last week, the Sixers were forced to sit Embiid for the second overtime period (due to his minutes restriction). It was a game that certainly would have been closer if Embiid was able to take the floor.
Now, if the Sixers are faced with a similar situation moving forward, Brown said the scenario might end up differently.
Embiid had this to say of his raised minutes:
#Sixers Embiid on getting 28 minutes. pic.twitter.com/JdrV7toR8G
— Tom Moore (@tmoore76ers) November 30, 2016
Embiid, Noel Play One-on-One
The other day at practice, Brett Brown said that Embiid and Nerlens Noel were playing one-on-one in practice, with Ben Simmons throwing entry passes from a stool.
I don’t have much to add to this, other than I wish that there was video proof, as it sounds absolutely fantastic.
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