Former Vols in the NBA: Feb. 17 recap

How former Vols performed in the NBA Thursday.

One forermer University of Tennessee basketball player competed in the NBA Thursday, the final day before the all-star break.

In Milwaukee, Philadelphia defeated the defending NBA champion Bucks, 123-120, at Fiserv Forum.

Tobias Harris started at power forward for the 76ers and logged 41 minutes.

He had 19 points, eight rebounds and four assists for Philadelphia, which enters the all-star break in third place in the Eastern Conference.

Harris was 9-for-20 from the floor and 0-for-4 from beyond the 3-point arc. He was 1-for-1 from the free throw line.

Rookie Jaden Springer was inactive for Philadelphia.

The 76ers (35-23) are 2.5 games behind Miami and Chicago, which both have 38-21 records.

Philadelphia leads the Atlantic Division.

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