76ers fans wearing Sam Hinkie shirts forced to take them off to shoot half-court shot (Photo)

Two Philadelphia 76ers fans that were wearing Sam Hinkie shirts, were forced to remove them before they shot half-court shots.

Things with the Philadelphia 76ers are not good right now. Ownership decided that they did not trust the process and essentially sent Sam Hinkie out the door after he was deep into his plan of rebuilding the 76ers. They were still well into the acquiring assets phase and the team is in position to have two top lottery picks and plenty of other great picks this season.

Instead, with the 76ers heading for a 70-loss season, Hinkie was sent packing and ownership is now shifting it’s direction a little bit. While Hinkie’s “process” might have gone overboard in terms of tanking and acquiring assets and trading off pieces, it felt early to pull the plug on him.

On Friday night, while the 76ers were playing at home, two lucky fans in attendance had the opportunity to shoot half-court shots for season tickets. First off, why anyone would want season tickets to see the 76ers is crazy enough and certainly not worthy of the shot. In fact, most people would be inclined to shoot the ball toward the stands and nowhere near the hoop to not be saddled with the burden of having to watch the 76ers.

Anyways, the two fans in attendance that decided that they do like the team, for whatever reason, were wearing shirts supporting Hinkie and were promptly forced to remove them if they wanted to shoot for a chance at those coveted season tickets that are worth less than plastic Great Value spoons at Wal-Mart.

Whether Hinkie’s vision was the right one or the wrong one, there are plenty of people that trusted in him to see it all the way through and they feel like the 76ers’ ownership is stepping in when they shouldn’t be stepping in at all.

Making their fans remove their shirts is even more extreme and it’s really just not a good look for the organization. It probably would have been better to pay no attention to it, but they did and now it’s just going to bring even more negative press when they don’t need it.

It’s hard to say that a general manager of a 10-win team is beloved by fans, but Philadelphia is that rare place where winning 10 games in an 82-game season makes you one of the best ever.

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