For only the 10th time over the first now 25 games of the season, the Philadelphia 76ers will have their full starting lineup. After missing six games with right hamstring tightness, the Sixers will welcome back Josh Richardson to the lineup and all that he brings to the table.
The Sixers will get getting a secondary ball-handler and they will be getting back one of their best perimeter defenders. His return was delayed due to being cautious with the hamstring, but he insists he’s ready to roll.
“I feel good,” he said pregame on Tuesday. “I’m excited to be back. I’ve been itching to go back out there and play for a while, but sometimes you’ve just got to be smart so I was taking my time coming back.”
Josh Richardson is available and will play tonight #Sixers
— Ky Carlin (@Ky_Carlin) December 10, 2019
Coming back from a hamstring injury can tough due to the fact that it is such a touchy area. One wrong move and the tightness can return and flare up on somebody, but Richardson insists that he’s not worried about that.
“You can’t really think about that when you’re playing because then I’m not going to be me,” he added. “They will be probably be watching my minutes for the first couple of games back, but while I’m on the court I’m going to go all out.”
The Sixers and the Denver Nuggets tipoff at 8:00 p.m. EST from the Wells Fargo Center. [lawrence-related id=21013,20994,20987]