Sixers head coach delivers amazing hamburger giveaway
This is what the holidays are all about: Doug Collins buying hamburgers for everyone at Friday night's Philadelphia 76ers game. Allow me to explain with words and pictures.
At the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, every Sixers fan in attendance receives a free hamburger if the home team scores more than 100 points. On Friday night, the 76ers had possession of the ball with a 99-80 lead and 23.7 seconds to play.
But as Philadelphia inbounded the ball, you can see Doug Collins telling Evan Turner to slow it down and run out the clock.
Evan Turner really wanted a chance to give the booing crowd those burgers but, as he pointed out, he was under strict orders not to.
And you don't cross Doug Collins. Not even for free burgers.
The crowd reaction was summed up perfectly on the face of this kid.
But wait! Fortunately, Doug Collins is an understanding teacher of the game, and life.
He made sure everyone got their hamburger fix anyway.
So Doug Collins was a good sport twice Friday night, spreading holiday cheer and hamburger grease without showing up an opponent to do so. Perhaps he understands the holidays best of all.
(Season's Greetings to The 700 Level for the tip.)