The Philadelphia 76ers opened the NBA Cup with a 111-99 loss to the New York Knicks at home on Tuesday. The game saw Philadelphia drop to 2-8 on the season overall while also being 0-1 now in the Group A standings for the second annual in-season tournament.
Joel Embiid made his season debut after missing the first nine games and had 13 points on 2-for-11 shooting while Paul George had 29 points on 10-for-19 shooting with 10 rebounds in the loss for Philadelphia.
The loss puts the Sixers behind the 8-ball here early as they all race to head to Las Vegas to bring home the NBA Cup.