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Respect: Sixers fan calls into WIP from the hospital to rip Paul George just hours after his daughter is born

The Sixers are all this city has left.

The Eagles are a disaster. The Phillies are a bunch of October losers about to get locked out. The Flyers are a dumpster fire with a plane circling overhead. The Sixers are the only thing standing between Philadelphia and total collapse. We live and die with our teams around here, and right now we’re on life support.

Which brings us to Corey from Germantown. I respect the dedication, I really do, but let’s be honest, this is your standard WIP caller, and WIP callers are a special breed of freak.

I don’t have kids but from what I hear, it’s a beautiful thing. Your wife, and/or your baby mama, no judgment here, brings a tiny human into the world, and in an instant that little person becomes the most important thing in your life.

Undoubtedly, that’s a moment to cherish forever however it’s also a horrible place to watch a basketball game.

Hospital rooms are the worst, regardless of the occasion. The TV (if you have one) is the size of a microwave, the sound only comes out of a remote clipped to the bed, and in this situation, I’m sure Corey was uncomfortably sitting in the chair designed by someone who hates men.

So you’re probably watching on your phone, hunched in the corner, praying the Sixers give you one glimmer of hope before you walk into a life of diapers and no sleep.

Unfortunately on Tuesday night, the Sixers gave Corey nothing.

Boston came to town for the first time since the Jaylen Brown-Paul George trade, and Paul George walked back into our building and dropped 36 on 14-of-22 shooting, with six threes, in a 123-101 Celtics blowout. Then he flipped off a Sixers fan on his way out.

Meanwhile, somewhere around halftime, Corey’s daughter was born. You can’t let your first moments with your newborn be filled with Paul George rage. That’s no way to start a father-daughter relationship.

So Corey called into WIP to talk about his hatred for Paul George

His newborn daughter was crying in the background.

His wife was still recovering from childbirth. Nurses were probably trying to explain feeding schedules and the next 72 hours. Didn’t matter. Corey had Paul George takes, and they had to come out before he lost his mind in that room.

Honestly? The responsible move. Vent to WIP, not to the woman who just gave birth.

My mixed feelings on Saint Paul

Here’s the thing: I can’t even be that mad at Paul George.

On one hand, Saint Paul should be revered in this city. He restored order to the realm. We got to ship his ass to Boston for Jaylen Brown, and that move helped bring LeBron James to Philadelphia.

It changed the whole trajectory of this franchise. The Sixers went from punchline to contender, and Paul George, in his own weird way, made that happen.

A part of me believes that we are saved and Paul George is a big part of that.

On the other hand, the man barely played here. He was hurt or suspended for most of two years and played something like 70 games in a Sixers uniform. Now he goes to Boston and suddenly he’s healthy enough to drop 36 on us while kind of being a dick about it? Give me a break.

Also, it’s November. Paul George will be complete ass by March.

That’s not a hot take. It’s a fact.

Personally, I don’t care about NBA basketball until after Christmas at the earliest, and I’d advise all of you to do the same. Save your energy. The Joel Embiid slander going on in November is absolutely insane, but that’s a story for another day.

Corey, though? Corey cares in November.

Corey cares in the maternity ward. Is he a freak? Absolutely but that’s standard for WIP callers so it was expected. Congrats to Corey and his family. Welcome to Philly baby girl. You’re going to fit right in.

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