How can Philadelphians trust that a new 76ers arena won’t require taxpayer dollars? Why won’t the team offer more than $50 million to help mitigate the arena’s impacts? Why won’t the Sixers’ billionaire owners testify in City Council?

Philadelphia City Council pressed the 76ers for more money, in the second day of hearings on the Center City arena the team is seeking.A lot of Council’s questions focused on the amount of money the 76ers plan to pay the city for the right to build the arena and the team’s economic opportunity plan which lays out goals for hiring,