NBA Ref Association Unveil New Jerseys That Look Exactly Like The 76ers’ Ahead Of Philadelphia-Toronto Game

By Gabriel Venneri

Toronto - The NBA Referee Association has revealed special edition uniforms that look exactly like the ones the Philadelphia 76s will wear tonight when they play the Toronto Raptors in the third game of the series.

The announcement, which came earlier today, was made to clear up any confusion on whether the NBA wants the Raptors to have any chance of coming back from their 2 game deficit in the series.

“We definitely do not want the Raptors to win, we thought that was pretty clear after game two. What better way to show that than by wearing ‘6ers jerseys?” said a spokesperson for the NBA Referee Association, “With game three being being played in Toronto, we know there can be a home court advantage. We want to take that away by letting Philadelphia know that we’re cheering for them.”

Commissioner Adam Silver came out in support of the decision “We’ve never liked the idea of a Canadian team doing well in the NBA. The Raptors have made it very difficult on us the last few years, we promise to do more to crack down on them.”

When asked about the imbalance of free throws given to the already heavily favored 76ers during game two, the spokesperson responded by giving the questioning reporter a technical foul and awarding Joel Embiid as many free throws as it takes for him to score 5 points.

Gabriel Venneri is a contributing writer at The Toronto Harold. You can find him on Instagram at @gabevenn