{"id":174033,"date":"2026-04-23T17:08:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T17:08:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/174033\/"},"modified":"2026-04-23T17:08:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T17:08:09","slug":"dunkin-benches-boston-kreme-for-the-76ers-celtics-playoff-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/174033\/","title":{"rendered":"Dunkin\u2019 Benches Boston Kreme for the 76ers-Celtics Playoff Series"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.phillymag.com\/category\/news\/\" class=\"post-slug\" id=\"post-rubric\" itemprop=\"articleSection\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">News<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Philadelphia-area locations of the Boston-based chain are now serving the \u201cPhilly Kreme.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tDevoted foodies and restaurant newbies love Foobooz. Sign up now for our twice weekly newsletter.\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4153646\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4153646\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/web-Philly-Kreme-Case-960x616.jpg\" alt=\"dunkin 76ers celtics boston kreme\" width=\"960\" height=\"616\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-4153646\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dunkin\u2019 debuts its \u201cPhilly Kreme\u201d for the 76ers-Celtics playoff series. \/ Photograph courtesy of Dunkin\u2018<\/p>\n<p>Dunkin\u2019 is picking a side \u2014 and in Philly, that means there\u2019s no room for Boston. The Sixers are in the thick of their playoff series against the Celtics, currently tied 1-1 in the best-of-seven series, and the grudge has made its way into doughnut cases.<\/p>\n<p>At select Dunkin\u2019 locations across the Philadelphia area, the Boston Kreme doughnut has been quietly \u201cbenched\u201d for the duration of the series, replaced instead by a rebranded \u201cPhilly Kreme.\u201d Same chocolate frosting, same custard filling, just a name that plays \u2026 a little better locally right now.<\/p>\n<p>Is it gimmicky? Sure. Is it \u201cFreedom Fries\u201d-level petty? Whatevs. Every little bit helps in a rivalry that goes back generations, to the days of Wilt Chamberlain and Bill Russell. This matchup <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phillymag.com\/news\/2023\/05\/10\/philly-fans-boston-sixers-celtics\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">always feels like it matters just a little more<\/a>. It just feels personal.<\/p>\n<p>And yes, Dunkin\u2019 famously has Boston roots. So it\u2019s a slightly hilarious move for Dunkin\u2019 to temporarily pretend Boston doesn\u2019t exist to please its Philly market. But, to quote Always Sunny, they\u2019re <a href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/shorts\/esHHwgvG_lw?si=4gJFQQSwZ8Bd-Bwy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">playing both sides so they always come out on top<\/a>. And while it won\u2019t change the outcome of the series, it might just make your morning coffee order feel slightly more loyal to the cause.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"author-module-avatar\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"170\" class=\"avatar avatar-170 photo lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/laura-swartz-scaled-e1648075692215-300x300.jpg\"  data-\/><\/a>\t\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"News Philadelphia-area locations of the Boston-based chain are now serving the \u201cPhilly Kreme.\u201d Devoted foodies and restaurant newbies&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":174034,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[69,71,70],"class_list":{"0":"post-174033","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-philadelphia","8":"tag-philadelphia","9":"tag-philadelphia-headlines","10":"tag-philadelphia-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/174033","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=174033"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/174033\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/174034"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=174033"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=174033"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=174033"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}