Game Preview: Knicks at 76ers, October 30, 2026

Last weekend I went to a trading card show with my oldest son here in Germany. Lovely time, great fun. The old man got a nice Jordan, some Ewings and Shaqs, youngster found another Brunson for his collection. At one booth we were flipping through the dollar box as I noticed a rather ugly team logo on the vendor’s sweater. As he politely asked what we were looking for I told him about our love for the Knicks and then couldn’t help myself to make it clear we surely do not look for players of his unlikable squad.

The Philly fan laughed, I did too – just some ol’ good natured rubbing. As we discussed the early season I mentioned that he surely had an interesting year ahead of him. “We all know that it’s going to go south somehow”, he chuckled, referring to the bulky knees of his team’s center and other issues his franchise has grown accustomed to. Of course I knew what he was talking about; as you may remember, it was mostly the Knicks who tormented the little brothers from Philly in recent years. Yet I was still amazed at how defeated the nice man sounded regarding his team’s chances.

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I’m sure you don’t have to look long before you find more obnoxious members of the Sixers fan species, especially after their surprisingly solid start to the season (4 wins, 1 loss). It also includes an opening night win against New York. Of course no Philly fan wants to hear about the asterik of getting the emotionally drained Knicks on Ring Night as a lot of people including their new star player made that game bigger than it actually was.

Knicks starting their NBA Cup defense in Philly

As fate would have it, the Sixers on Friday again have a chance to define themselves against a reigning champion, and again it will be your favorite basketball team. This time the Knicks start their title defense in the much-maligned NBA Cup, that test-tube baby of a basketball competition that clearly had its moments over the years yet feels extremely forced most of the time. No matter if you care about Adam Silver’s money grab or not the game against Philly will surely be an interesting one as it matches the Knicks against a potential…

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Publish date : 2026-10-30 04:31:00

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