Joel Embiid returned to an NBA basketball court Tuesday for the first time this season.
But he didn't return in game shape. Embiid struggled from the field and was sluggish in his first game of the season as the New York Knicks secured a 111-99 win over Embiid's Philadelphia 76ers in NBA Cup play.
After missing the first nine games of the season, Embiid finished with 13 points, three rebounds, five assists and one block. He shot 2-of-11 from the field and scored eight of his 13 points from the free-throw line. He played 26 minutes.