76ers' Dwight Howard: Back in usual role

Howard is coming off the bench Monday against Atlanta, Ky Carlin of USA Today reports. Howard stepped into a starting role for the 76ers' last matchup with Denver due to a number of injuries, but he'll return to his bench role now that Joel Embiid has been cleared. Howard is averaging 5.2 points and 6.3 boards in his last six games off the bench (13.2 minutes).