WILMINGTON, Del. — The Philadelphia 76ers made the trip down I-95 to their G League affiliate’s facility in Delaware for their annual Blue X White scrimmage. It’s a free event for fans to see their favorite players go at it in a team scrimmage and for them to interact with them.
A sight to see was the return of Joel Embiid who has been practicing with the Sixers, but he hasn’t played publicly for the fans since Feb. 22. That is when the big fella realized the knee pain was to much for him to handle and he was ruled out for the rest of the season before then undergoing knee surgery in April.
At the scrimmage on Sunday, Embiid was introduced to the crowd by rookie VJ Edgecombe along with the rest of the Blue team. He received the biggest ovation and cheer from the crowd as they have been waiting anxiously to see their favorite team’s superstar get back on the floor.
The following are some highlights from Embiid from the scrimmage as he works his way back: