Philadelphia 76ers rookie Markelle Fultz will make his return to the team tonight when they take on the Denver Nuggets, according to Derek Bodner of The Athletic.
Fultz will come off the bench as Ben Simmons' backup. McConnell will move to an off-ball role. Justin Anderson isn't likely to play today. Brown said Fultz came in and told him he was ready.
— Derek Bodner (@DerekBodnerNBA) March 26, 2018
Fultz played in the first four games of the season before being sidelined with a shoulder injury that the 76ers believe either caused a change in his shooting form or was the result of him changing his shooting form.
The team has been working with him this season on both the injury and his shooting stroke and said over the weekend that he would not return until he was comfortable shooting the ball.
"There's no clandestine conspiracy theory motive," head coach Brett Brown said on Saturday. "You know what I know. It's fluid.
"It's just something that when Markelle Fultz feels like he can go -- he really feels good about himself and his health, the shoulder, everything and the medical people support that -- he knows that he has a coaching staff and a team that will welcome him in when he says go," Brown said. "He also understands the season is around the corner in terms of the end of the regular season. That's where it's at."
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Fultz, the No. 1 overall pick in the draft, averaged 6.0 points, 2.3 rebounds, and 1.8 assists in 19.0 minutes in the first four games of the season.
Philadelphia clinched their first playoff spot since the 2011-12 season on Sunday night after the Indiana Pacers beat the Miami Heat. The 76ers are 42-30 and are in the No. 4 seed in the Eastern Conference.
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