Watch: 76ers Fans Explode Upon Receiving First Overall Pick
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Honestly, if you walked into Xfinity Live from another city, you'd think the Philadelphia 76ers were beating the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference Finals.
Except, in reality, fans gathered at Spike Eskin's and Michael Levin's Rights To Ricky Sanchez Draft Lottery Party on Tuesday night hoping their team would acquire the first overall pick in the 2016 NBA Draft.
And after 47 wins and 199 losses over the past three brutal seasons, the vision of Sam Hinkie -- who is no longer here -- was celebrated. The Sixers won the number one pick.
Call us what you want, but you can't deny our passion. #NBADraftLottery #Sixers pic.twitter.com/dMIe9fRv50
— SPORTSRADIO 94WIP (@SportsRadioWIP) May 18, 2016
Happy for #sixers fans. Went through a lot. Deserved this moment of jubilation. pic.twitter.com/PJJJ2KBOMe
— Derek Bodner (@DerekBodnerNBA) May 18, 2016
When your team has lost 199 games in three years but just won the lottery...https://t.co/S73v8aUnw7
— ESPN (@espn) May 18, 2016
From booing Doug Collins on TV, Sports Illustrated's Andrew Sharp, and 94WIP's Howard Eskin, to chanting Trust The Process, it was a great night for 76ers fans.
Vindicated. #TrustTheProcess pic.twitter.com/EEzT5JSeaA
— max (@MaxOnTwitter) May 18, 2016