“You’re Ugly”: Celtics Legend Claps Back at 76ers Fans as They Crash Live Boston Broadcast
May 2, 2026; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid (21) drives on Boston Celtics guard Hugo Gonzalez (28) during the second quarter of game seven of the first round of the 2026 NBA Playoffs at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Winslow Townson-Imagn Images ©Winslow Townson-Imagn Images The Sixers were +900 to beat the Celtics in that series before Game 1. Still in disbelief, they actually did it.
The Boston Celtics had the form and the history on their side as they won the last six, knocking Joel Embiid out of the playoffs in 2018, 2020, and 2023. However, this time, Philadelphia changed the script, and their fans were furiously celebrating. They did so when Brian Scalabrine was doing his job as an analyst, but he had a reply in store for them.
Tom Giles, the host of NBC Sports Boston, narrated that the Celtics had one lead in this game, which was in the middle of the second quarter, 37-36. Soon, the screen transitioned to the final score, but in the background, we could hear the 76ers fans shouting, “We want Boston. ” This has been the theme of the series, and more on that later.
The Sixers fan shouted not once but four times, and there was so much the 2008 Celtics champion, White Mamba, could take. Scalabrine held back, “You’re ugly. ” This incited the traveling fans even more, who kept chanting “We want Boston.
” Now it’s not new for Philly fans to scream this war cry. They have been doing it since the 1980s. Fast forward to this year, this chant came up after the 76ers won their Play-In seed.
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