76ers pull 180 on new arena project, staying in South Philly
01/12/2025 12:40 PM
In a shocking turn of events, the Philadelphia 76ers’ new downtown arena is now being scrapped. The Sixers, after a years-long effort to construct a new home in the downtown portion of the city, will remain in the stadium district in South Philly.
Ernest Owens of Philadelphia magazine first reported that the 76ers’ plans for their new arena, 76 Place at Market East, were being scrapped after NBA Commissioner Adam Silver and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell got involved. According to Sean Collins Walsh of the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Sixers and Comcast Spectacor, the owner of the Wells Fargo Center and the NHL’s Philadelphia Flyers, will work together on a new stadium.
Philadelphia City Council approved the bills about the new arena in December but the team is now reversing course just a month later. The 76ers faced harsh opposition from local activists and Comcast Spectacor in its new project, which was announced in July of 2022, and rumors spread of a potential relocation to New Jersey. They reached a deal with Mayor Cherelle Parker’s administration this past September.
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