Hours after his release from prison on Tuesday, rapper Meek Mill arrived at the Philadelphia 76ers' playoff game.
Mill entered the arena about 45 minutes before tipoff and greeted some Sixers players in the home locker room, ESPN's Sal Paolantonio reported.
Wearing a Joel Embiid jersey, Mill rang the ceremonial Liberty Bell before tipoff of Game 5 against the Miami Heat. He received a thunderous ovation from the Wells Fargo Center crowd upon introduction and was seated courtside, next to comedian Kevin Hart and Sixers co-owner Michael Rubin.
The Philadelphia-born rapper, whose real name is Robert Rihmeek Williams, had been fighting for his release while appealing a two- to four-year sentence for a probation violation.