Philly Fans Gave Markelle Fultz A Standing Ovation After Hitting His First NBA Three...And A Normal 14-Footer

Look at these dickbag Philadelphia fans basically voicing batteries at their #1 overall (possible) bust of a pick. Complete heartless heathens who have no souls. Of COURSE Sixers fans are gonna cheer on their starting SG as he progresses into owning the basketball fundamentals of an average 7th grader. A lot of people at the Wells Fargo Center rose to their feet when Markelle hit his first bucket of the game, a 14-footer, too.

That’s what we call support, baby. Support solely out of desperation because there’s no other course of action? Possibly. But support nonetheless.

In game 1 at Boston, backcourt starters Ben Simmons and Markelle Fultz did not attempt a single three-point shot. Do you know how many times last year a team in the NBA had a game in which the starting PG and SG did not take a three? One. One game. Look, Rone and others have said it before. I’m saying it again. Nobody wants Markelle Fultz to succeed more than Sixers fans. Trust us, NOBODY. He’s a good kid who is under an absolute mountain of pressure to live up to his #1 overall pick (or even just a decent basketball player) expectations. But being scared to freaking just PLAY BASKETBALL is blatantly unacceptable. SHOOT. THE. BALL.

He’ll get better. Or not. I don’t even know anymore. Cue it.