Stop the Presses: Construction Workers Support Building New Arena

It’s baseball season and the Philadelphia 76ers are back at the top of the order. 76 Place hype man, billionaire David Adelman, held a pep rally with construction workers on April 12, 2023.

With limited support for the Sixers’ “win-win” proposal to build a basketball arena atop Jefferson Station, Adelman held a pep rally with construction workers on June 3, 2024.

Here’s the thing: Those “thousands of construction jobs” would be created whether the arena is built in Philadelphia, Camden, or wherever.

The Sixers’ have spent millions on lobbyists, newspaper, TV and social media ads, window signs, paid canvassers and billboards for their Astroturf campaign. With little self-awareness, Adelman is now whining that it has “been hard to cut through some of the manufactured noise.”

It has admittedly been hard to cut through some of the manufactured noise and shortsighted agendas about our proposal. The facts are:

1.) We love Philly and want to play a key role in the revitalization of Center City.

2.) It’s going to take private investment to get the job… https://t.co/0owWApL8sV

— David Adelman (@david_adelman) June 7, 2024

Adelman says, “We love Philly.” What’s love got to do with it? Study after study shows that the push for a new sports arena is all about more profits for billionaire team owners.