Playoffs Round 1: 'It's unfortunate...,' 76ers star Joel Embiid on Knicks fans swarming Philly in Game 4

Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid wasn't amused with the swarm of New York Knicks fans in the Wells Fargo Centre during Game 4 of the Round 1 playoff series on April 28. The Knicks won the game 97-92 and now lead the seven-game series 3-1. Embiid wasn't happy to hear the Knicks fans at 76ers' home court and said it was 'disappointing.'

"I love our fans. Think it's unfortunate, and I'm not calling them out, but it is disappointing. Obviously, you got a lot of Knicks fans, and they're down the road. [But] I've never seen it, and I've been here for 10 years. Yeah, it kind of pisses me off, especially because Philly is considered a sports town. They've always shown up, and I don't think that should happen. Yeah, it's not OK," Embiid said after the game.

Embiid's teammate Tayrese Maxey although defended the home fans and said: "Our crowd did a great job." 

"We appreciate them. It's a close two organizations. Like they're right up the street from us, honestly. So, it is what it is, and you just got to go out there and you got to defeat that," he added.

Such was the noise at the game that it almost felt like the Knicks were visiting the Brooklyn Nets - the second franchise in the New York Metropolitan area - instead of the 76ers in Philly - a town which is two-hour away from them.

Even Knicks star Jalen Brunson, who is a Philadelphia Eagles fan (City's popular National Football League team), found it jarring to see so much support for the away team.

"Not going to lie, this Philadelphia fan base, I've said this before, they're very relentless, very passionate," Brunson said. "I mean, I'm an Eagles fan. I would know.

"But seeing the Knicks, hearing the Knicks here is pretty cool. It's awesome."

The fifth and possibly final game of the series will be played on April 30.