PHILADELPHIA – Jodie Meeks, whom the Orlando Magic traded for last June in hopes that he could greatly bolster their outside shooting, was activated on Friday night for the first time this season.
Meeks, 29, missed 79 of 82 games last season with the Detroit Pistons with a fractured fifth metatarsal bone in his right foot. Orlando traded for him this past summer and not long after Meeks began experiencing pain in the foot again. Another procedure was needed on the foot, knocking him out of training camp, the exhibition season and the first 19 games of this season.