With continued uncertainty about the fate of the proposed Center City Philadelphia 76ers arena, there has been rumblings of a potential move from Philadelphia to Camden, New Jersey, writes Andrew Keh for The New York Times.

Should a move happen, it would mark just the latest chapter in the story of professional sports teams fleeing from their longtime homes.

For New Jersey, however, it would reaffirm the state’s odd role with the professional sports landscape.

New Jersey has five major professional sports teams who play in the state; however, four of them refer to New York in their official monikers.

New Jersey officials have offered tax breaks and a $1 billion incentive to Sixers owners, Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment to build a new arena in Camden.

Michael Levin, host of a long-running Sixers podcast, does not see a move as likely.

“Philadelphia has made fun of the New York Giants for so long for not playing in New York,” said Levin. “And then the Philadelphia 76ers — named after 1776! — are going to go from Philadelphia to Jersey because of a tax break? And then we get to be made fun of? That’d be embarrassing.”

There’s also the question of what the team’s name would be.

Read more about the saga surrounding the future of a new Sixers arena in New Jersey in The New York Times.

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