Embiid shot 2-for-11 from the field in his first game, finishing with 13 points. Paul George scored a game-high 29 points for his best game as a Sixer.

It took an extra three weeks, but Joel Embiid's regular season finally is underway. The superstar center made his season debut Tuesday night at Wells Fargo Center against the New York Knicks after sitting out the first nine games to manage his left knee injury and then a three-game suspension for shoving a reporter.

Joel Embiid's first game of the season ended with an 111-99 loss to the New York Knicks in the NBA Cup. The Philadelphia 76ers played a mostly