PHILADELPHIA — Former University of Tennessee basketball player Josh Richardson was having a solid campaign in his first season with the Philadelphia 76ers before he was bitten by the injury bug recently.
Richardson, who missed six games with hamstring stiffness, returned to the Philadelphia lineup Tuesday night when the 76ers outlasted the Denver Nuggets, 97-92, Tuesday at Wells Fargo Center.
The former Vol played just 19 minutes against the Nuggets. He started, but scored just three points while pulling down one rebound for the 76ers (18-7). Richardson formerly played with the Miami Heat, but was traded to Philadelphia on Draft Night in a deal that sent Jimmy Butler to South Beach.
Richardson is one of two former Volunteers hoopsters starting in the City of Brotherly Love. Forward Tobias Harris is in the midst of a solid season.
He scored 20 points, grabbed seven rebounds and dished out four assists against Denver on Tuesday. He played 36 minutes.