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Former Philadelphia 76ers<\/a> draft pick Evan Turner ruffled some feathers this week.<\/p>\n As the Sixers approached their Monday, March 30, action against the Miami Heat<\/a>, Turner sent a clear four-word message to the Sixers and the city they represent.<\/p>\n \u201cI can\u2019t stand Philadelphia,\u201d he said on the pregame show, despite choosing the 76ers to win a game they ended up losing.<\/p>\n As expected, the comment didn\u2019t go over well with Philly fans. Turner would later take to social media to downplay his comment.<\/p>\n More Sixers News: Ex-Sixers Head Coach Lands Brutal Spot on NBA Hot Seat List<\/a><\/p>\n via Evan Turner on X<\/a>: Philly, Yall gotta take it easy Evan Turner\u2019s History In Philadelphia GettyEvan Turner #12 of the Philadelphia 76ers drives against DeMarre Carroll #5 of the Atlanta Hawks<\/a>.<\/p>\n Professional athletes in Philadelphia have high expectations to meet. When they aren\u2019t met, it comes with tough criticism.<\/p>\n Turner was one of many to find that out firsthand.<\/p>\n In 2010, Turner was selected second overall by the 76ers out of Ohio State.<\/p>\n He spent the first four seasons of his career with the Sixers, appearing in 279 games.<\/p>\n Related Sixers Story: 76ers Select Michigan Wolverines Big in 2026 NBA Draft Prediction<\/a><\/p>\n During Turner\u2019s Sixers stint, he posted averages of 11.5 points (42.8% FG, and 31.5% 3PT). The veteran forward also produced 5.5 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game.<\/p>\n After seeing the court for 54 games in 2013-12014, Turner was included in a trade to join the Indiana Pacers<\/a>. He left Indiana in free agency the following summer, joining the Boston Celtics<\/a>, where he spent two seasons as a Sixers rival. Turner clearly embraced being on that side for 163 games.<\/p>\n GettyIsaiah Thomas #4 talks with Evan Turner #11, Avery Bradley #0, and Jae Crowder #99 of the Boston Celtics.<\/p>\n On the Celtics, Turner averaged 10.0 points per game, while making 44.2% of his shots from the field. He also came down with 5.0 rebounds per game, and dished out .50 assists per game.<\/p>\n More NBA News: Former Sixers Draft Pick Gets Honest on Time With Celtics<\/a><\/p>\n After the two-year run in Boston, Turner had stints with the Portland Trail Blazers<\/a> (three years) and the Atlanta Hawks (one year). Turner turned in a 10-year NBA<\/a> career. Clearly, he has some sort of animosity towards Philadelphia and the Sixers, despite masking his comments with trolling.<\/p>\n Either way, the energy will forever be mutual. Turner certainly didn\u2019t live up to the early first-round hype that surrounded him during his time with the 76ers.<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tJustin Grasso<\/a> Justin Grasso is an NBA reporter, covering trending league news, transactions, injuries, and player developments. He is a credentialed journalist with nearly a decade of insider access. More about Justin Grasso<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tMore Heavy on Sixers\n\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\tLoading more stories\n\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Former Philadelphia 76ers draft pick Evan Turner ruffled some feathers this week. As the Sixers approached their Monday,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":692910,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[3769],"tags":[679,7,6,678,207,3817],"class_list":{"0":"post-692909","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-philadelphia-76ers","8":"tag-76ers","9":"tag-basketball","10":"tag-nba","11":"tag-philadelphia","12":"tag-philadelphia-76ers","13":"tag-philadelphia76ers"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/692909","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=692909"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/692909\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/692910"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=692909"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=692909"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=692909"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
I just be trolling, I am not worth your anger (humor) Philly, Yall gotta take it easy. I\u2019m showing some BROTHERLY love \ud83e\udef6\ud83c\udffe<\/p>\n
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