PHILADELPHIA — The Sixers played their third preseason game of 2025 on Friday night, but it was their first stateside exhibition.

After a pair of losses to the New York Knicks in Abu Dhabi last week, the Sixers returned home for a few practices before Friday night's return to action, a home battle against the Orlando Magic.

While Orlando was without starting point guard Jalen Suggs, their new star trio of Paolo Banchero, Franz Wagner and Desmond Bane suited up alongside starting center Wendell Carter Jr., making a much more formidable unit on paper than the starting five sent out by Sixers head coach. With Joel Embiid, Paul George, Quentin Grimes, VJ Edgecombe, Trendon Watford, Jared McCain and Kyle Lowry inactive, the Sixers started Tyrese Maxey, Kelly Oubre Jr., Justin Edwards, Dominic

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