The Philadelphia 76ers have been struggling on offense this season, but they may have stumbled upon a bold new strategy: sending extra players on the court and hoping the referees don’t notice.
In the first quarter of Friday night’s Bulls-Sixers game, Furkan Korkmaz drilled an open three on a play where the Bulls were left to defend a total of six players. The Sixers realized there were two many players on the floor mid-play and one player tried to sneak to the bench as the Bulls protested.
Fortunately, the bucket was wiped off the scoreboard after officials blew the whistle, and the Sixers earned a technical foul for having too many players on the floor. Still, it was worth a try.
