WILMINGTON, Del. -- Normally, the Sixers' annual Blue X White Scrimmage isn't much more than a glorified warmup period, with extremely lax runs of five-on-five at an event more about engaging fans at the Chase Fieldhouse, home of the G-League Delaware Blue Coats. But o n Sunday afternoon, it became the first major public checkpoint in the recovery of Joel Embiid.

The Sixers conducted a practice in Wilmington before the doors opened to media and fans, and when spectators began trickling in, Embiid was part of an active game, leading a team also including Tyrese Maxey, VJ Edgecombe, Kelly Oubre Jr. and Dominick Barlow.

Quentin Grimes shuffled in for Team Blue, and interestingly enough, so did Embiid's primary backup, Adem Bona. Team White was made up of most of the players on the fringes

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