PHILADELPHIA -- 76ers rookie guard Markelle Fultz returned to action on Monday for the first time since October 23 in a 123-104 win over the Denver Nuggets.
The No. 1 overall pick in the 2017 NBA draft played 15 minutes as the backup point guard to starter Ben Simmons. He scored 10 points on 5-for-13 shooting from the field, while dishing out eight assists and grabbing four rebounds.
Fultz checked into the game with just under three minutes remaining in the first quarter to a rousing standing ovation from a sold out crowd at the Wells Fargo Center.