Preview: Hawks come back home to take on 76ers

Old friends Marco Belinelli and Ersan Ilyasova make their return to Philips Arena on Friday night in the Hawks final matchup with the Philadelphia 76ers this season. Belinelli played just 52 games in a Hawks uniform after Atlanta traded for him last summer before buying him out after the trade deadline. Ilyasova was similarly bought out after Hawks management was unable to find a trade before February 8th. Both players hold pivotal rotation roles for the visiting 76ers, who will have to go deeper into their bench after it was announced on Thursday that Joel Embiid will undergo surgery to repair a right orbital fracture suffered on Wednesday night. Embiid is a huge miss for Philadelphia, as he was an All-Star this year and looks to be in line for All-NBA, All-Defensive Team, and perhaps even Defensive Player of the Year honors once the regular season concludes.

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