A pair of former University of Tennessee basketball players were in action in the NBA on Saturday.
Both one-time Volunteers made significant contributions in their teams’ respective home victories.
In Philadelphia, former Vol Tobias Harris had a double-double to help lift the 76ers to a 124-108 victory over the short-handed Brooklyn Nets at Wells Fargo Center.
Harris, who started at power forward and logged 32 minutes on the floor, scored 21 points and pulled down 12 rebounds for the Sixers (17-7).
He also had six assists, two steals and a block against the Nets (14-11), who were without the services of Kevin Durant, who was out due to COVID-19 contact tracing. Durant looks to return to Brooklyn’s lineup on Friday.
Meanwhile in Dallas, VFL Josh Richardson, a guard, scored 17 points in the Mavericks’ 134-132 victory over Golden State at American Airlines Arena.
Richardson, who played 31 minutes for Dallas (10-14) also had two rebounds, a steal and one assist against the Warriors (12-11).
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