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Sixers Rookie Markelle Fultz Will Begin Practicing But Still No Timetable for Return

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Sixers rookie Markelle Fultz is getting closer to playing in games again, but it’s unclear just how much closer.

A shoulder injury has kept Fultz out for the last 31 games but he “has been cleared to begin the final stage of his return-to-play program,” the team announced Tuesday. “The program consists of gradual re-integration into team practices and training, complemented with additional conditioning work to support fitness readiness for gameplay.”

The update is heavy on jargon but completely devoid of even a rough timeline of when we might be able to expect to see the No.