Saquon Barkley was hecked by New York fans in Philadelphia during the Knicks-76ers game on Thursday night, which led to a rant on social media.
Saquon Barkley is taking in the Philadelphia atmosphere, but he isn't 100% able to avoid the wrath of the New York faithful. The 2018 No. 2 overall pick signed a three-year deal with the Eagles after spending six seasons with the New York Giants. The running back was on the record for saying he wanted to be a lifelong Giant, prompting hate on social media. It should be noted that the Giants did not even offer Barkley a contract and released him when they could have franchise-tagged him.
But fandom doesn't always have to make sense, and Giants fans are still livid . Well, Barkley took in Game 6 between the 76ers and Knicks at Wells Fargo Center with his new teammate A.J. Brown, and despite the Sixers' owners buying 2,000 tickets for local first responders and community groups, Knicks fans were able to crash the party. And when Barkley was faintly booed by the New Yorkers, he seemed a bit surprised.
Let me educate some of you fans here… I can’t bail or become a traitor if I never got an offer to come back.. so I went to the organization I felt that was the best and after already being here for a month man I’m excited to be a eagle ! Go birds' This wasn't the first time Barkley needed to plead his case - when Giants all-time rusher Tiki Barber said Barkley was 'dead' to him, he snapped.
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