Philadelphia Born NBA Legend Rips Hometown Team Eagles in Shocker for Patrick Mahomes Fans

The Chiefs and Eagles will face off for the Lombardi Trophy at the State Farm Arena on February 12. And fans of all 32 teams in the NFL are gradually congregating in picking their sides for the showdown at Super Bowl LVII. Cowboys fans will definitely be rooting for the Chiefs. And Patrick Mahomes even has a Philadelphia athlete rooting for him.

NBA legend and former Piston Rasheed Wallace was born and brought up in Philadelphia. However, his footballing allegiance lies in the Kansas City Chiefs. And this put off many Philly fans who were surprised by the lack of hometown loyalty.

Rasheed Wallace is not anti-Philly for any newfound grudge

Wallace has been a Chiefs fan for the longest time. Thirty years, to be precise. And the former Trailblazer even attended multiple Chiefs games wearing the Kingdom Red. Rasheed was present at the Chiefs-Eagles 2009 Week 3 regular season game. And he sported the legendary Derrick Thomas jersey. So it’s no surprise to see the diehard Chiefs fan rooting for Mahomes.

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“We got these pretenders over here called the Philadelphia Pigeons. And we got the bona fide champions over here called the Kansas City Chiefs. We’re gonna go fist to the face, toe to toe. They don’t want it with us. Jalen Hurts? He’s a good quarterback. Glad he’s doing it for my city. But you’re going down. It’s all about the Kansas City cannons. How about them Chiefs,” Rasheed said on Instagram after the AFC Championship game.

“Ain’t he from Philly,” one fan wondered. Philly fans commented, “it be your own people.” “The whole world betting against us even our own,” they wrote. However, one sensible sports lover wrote, “Bro, there shouldn’t be a rule on liking a team.”

Patrick Mahomes and Wallace have a certain head coaching edge

The Kansas City Chiefs lead the head-to-head count against Philly 5-4. However, the most fascinating thing about this Super Bowl LVII matchup is Kansas’ head coach Andy Reid. Coach Reid was at the helm of the Philadelphia Eagles for 14 years. And he has been the winning coach in this fixture in the last 6 games, three for Philly and three for the Chiefs.

Patrick Mahomes has only faced the Eagles once in his playing career in 2021. The 2020 Super Bowl MVP had 5 touchdowns and 1 pick in the 42-30 win at Lincoln Financial Field last regular season. And with Reid on their side, Rasheed Wallace may get what he wishes for. A Chiefs Super Bowl. Their second Lombardi in three years.

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Wallace always maintained that he supported the Chiefs because of Joe Montana. The Chiefs signed the iconic 49ers QB in 1993 after a legendary career in the Bay Area. However, he also mentioned during the Chiefs’ 2011 playoff run that he supported Kansas just to go against his entire family who was Birds fans from Philly.