PHILADELPHIA -- The Philadelphia 76ers fell to 2-8 on Tuesday and 0-1 in the Group A play following a 111-99 loss to the New York Knicks to open play in the second annual NBA Cup. The Sixers did see the season debut of Joel Embiid, but it wasn't enough to ...

Not only was this a playoff rematch from April, but it was also the NBA Cup opener and the return of Joel Embiid who made his season debut. Embiid didn't have a normal dominant night for Philadelphia as he had 13 points,

You have to expect there to be hiccups and ... stuff like that,” Caleb Martin said. “You understand that’s what comes with putting a new team together and bringing pieces back.”