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Earlier this week, James Harden was traded from the Philadelphia 76ers to the Los Angeles Clippers.   

As part of the deal, Robert Covington was sent to the 76ers, and after the trade was official, the veteran forward sent out a post on X.  

His post has over 13,000 likes and 780,000 impressions. 

The 76ers wrote: "ROCO IS BACK."

Covington quoted the post and wrote: "I’m Home!!!"

Covington spent part of five seasons with the 76ers earlier in his career. 

Over 297 regular season games with the franchise, he had averages of 12.9 points, 5.6 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.6 steals per contest while shooting 40.0% from the field and 35.9% from the three-point range.  

Covington is in his 11th season in the NBA and has played for the Portland Trail Blazers, Los Angeles Clippers, Minnesota Timberwolves, Philadelphia 76ers and Houston Rockets. 

He is coming off a year where he averaged 6.0 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.2 assists per contest while shooting 44.5% from the field and 39.7% from the three-point range in 48 regular season games. 

The 76ers are 2-1 in their first three games and coming off a 126-98 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers (at home) on Sunday. 

They will play their next game against the Toronto Raptors (at home) on Thursday. 

Last season, the 76ers were the third seed in the Eastern Conference with a 54-28 record.

They swept Mikal Bridges and the Brooklyn Nets in the first round of the NBA playoffs but lost to the Boston Celtics in the second round. 

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