{"id":863804,"date":"2026-10-20T18:00:28","date_gmt":"2026-10-20T18:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/863804\/"},"modified":"2026-10-20T18:00:28","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T18:00:28","slug":"76ers-bracing-for-tough-msg-atmosphere-as-knicks-raise-banner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/863804\/","title":{"rendered":"76ers bracing for &#8216;tough&#8217; MSG atmosphere as Knicks raise banner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 76ers know the storm they are walking into.<\/p>\n<p>The Knicks will be <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/10\/20\/sports\/all-the-details-of-how-knicks-will-celebrate-banner-night\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">raising their championship banners<\/a> and collecting their rings during a heavily anticipated pregame ceremony ahead of their season-opener against the 76ers Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden.<\/p>\n<p>For a 76ers team \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/10\/18\/sports\/the-knicks-arent-scared-of-lebron-james-or-a-brewing-rivalry-with-superteam-76ers\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">now with LeBron James<\/a> and Jaylen Brown as part of a core that already had Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey and VJ Edgecombe \u2013 with their own championship expectations, it will be a gauntlet of Knicks emotions and celebrations.<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.44225352;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"   data-modal-image=\"41421085\" width=\"851\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/new-york-knicks-guard-jordan-145223354.jpg\" alt=\"Knicks guard Jordan Clarkson (00), guard Jalen Brunson (11) and center Karl-Anthony Towns (32) react off the bench late during the fourth quarter against the Toronto Raptors at Madison Square Garden in New York, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026. The New York Knicks defeated the Toronto Raptors 122-120.\" class=\"wp-image-41421085\"\/>Knicks guard Jordan Clarkson (00), guard Jalen Brunson (11) and center Karl-Anthony Towns (32) react off the bench late during the fourth quarter against the Toronto Raptors at MSG on Oct. 15, 2026.  Jason Szenes for NY Post<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe environment is gonna be tough,\u201d Kentavious Caldwell-Pope said Tuesday morning during 76ers shootaround at MSG. \u201cThere\u2019s gonna be a lot of people in here, it\u2019s their ring ceremony night. It\u2019s gonna be a long night for us. But just gonna be competitive. I know they\u2019re gonna come out ready but we just gotta be ready as well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Embiid has already said that he plans to stay in the locker room during the ceremony.<\/p>\n<p>But once the game starts, are the 76ers relishing the opportunity to spoil the festivities? To make a statement of their own?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re not looking at it that way,\u201d Caldwell-Pope said. \u201cBut it\u2019s always fun competition when you can. I\u2019ve had a few ruin my [ring] nights before, it\u2019s not fun. But my team, we want to start off great as well. So if it\u2019s their ring night, they gotta take the first loss.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Caldwell-Pope has won two championships \u2013 with the Lakers in 2020 and with the Nuggets in \u201823.<\/p>\n<p>He knows what banner and ring night entails.<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.49926794;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"   data-modal-image=\"41421077\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/GettyImages-2300023818.jpg\" alt=\"Kentavious Caldwell-Pope #1 of the Philadelphia 76ers looks on during the game against the Boston Celtics on October 16, 2026.\" class=\"wp-image-41421077\"\/>Kentavious Caldwell-Pope #1 of the Philadelphia 76ers looks on during the game against the Boston Celtics on October 16, 2026. NBAE via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou have to just focus on one thing at a time,\u201d Caldwell-Pope said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s gonna be a lot of emotions going on. They get their rings, it\u2019s gonna be so much emotion. Their families are gonna be here. The atmosphere is gonna be crazy.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The 76ers know the storm they are walking into. 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