For the first time in 326 days, Jared McCain played in an NBA game.

With the Sixers in Chicago on the front end of their second back-to-back of the 2025-26 season, their 21-year-old sharpshooting guard suited up on Tuesday night and came off the bench against the Bulls, officially marking his return after a season-ending torn meniscus suffered last December and a torn UCL in his right thumb suffered in September. It has been a long road back for McCain, whose brief flashes of stardom as a rookie were the most exciting moments of a 2024-25 Sixers season that was otherwise miserable.

The Sixers and Bulls entered Tuesday tied for the best record in the Eastern Conference at 5-1. Now, sole possession of the top spot belongs to the Bulls, as they took advantage of a truly horrific offensive c

See Full Page