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Sixers Player Gets In Fight During Eagles Tailgate [VIDEO]
Fan favorite Mike Scott wore a Redskins jersey to a tailgate before the Eagles game on Sunday afternoon. It did not end well.
PHILADELPHIA, PA — The Sixers' Mike Scott is known as many things: a fan favorite, an electric three-point shooter, an easily recognizable, headband-wearing force off the bench. And, it turns out, a Washington Redskins fan.
So Scott was, of course, in attendance at the Eagles vs. Redskins season opener in south Philadelphia on Sunday afternoon, where he became involved in a brawl with several rowdy Eagles fans.
It's not clear exactly what precipitated the fight. A brief video circulated social media showing a scene from the incident, during which multiple individuals dressed in green fall short in the confrontation.
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Sixers player Mike Scott got into a fight with some idiot who tried to start trouble with him, and Mike Scott dropped him. pic.twitter.com/TIUWdDXsr4
— Eagles Nation (1-0) (@PHLEaglesNation) September 8, 2019
Scott seemed uninjured in the fight, posting to social media shortly afterwards and posing for selfies with fans.
Yea yea. Y’all got usStill had fun tho. Just put the McGriddle on my tab ya digg https://t.co/1WxA5yAwSw
— Mike Scott (@mikescott) September 8, 2019
The Sixers released a brief statement.
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"We are aware of the situation and are in the process of gathering more information. We will have no further comment at this time."
No charges have been filed. The Sixers resigned Scott, a power forward, to a two-year, $9.8 million deal back in June.
The Eagles defeated the Redskins, 32-27.
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