76ers co-owner announces Meek Mill released from jail, will attend Game 5
Meek Mill is a free man.
Philadelphia 76ers co-owner Michael Rubin announced Tuesday that the rapper has been released after spending the past five months in prison. Rubin indicated that he and comedian Kevin Hart just visited Meek Mill, whose real name is Robert Rihmeek Williams, and are on the way back to pick him up.
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Hart also tweeted the news of the Philly-born rapper, who was sentenced to two-to-four years in a state prison for violating probation on a gun and drug case from 2008.
Meek Mill is Frrrrreeeeeeeee ....I just left from seeing him in jail with michaelgrubin and we… https://t.co/5goHzHPs5K
— Kevin Hart (@KevinHart4real) April 24, 2018
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Williams was granted bail Tuesday by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, according to CNN.
He arrived in time for Game 5 and rang the ceremonial bell while donning Joel Embiid's jersey.
The Sixers have been supportive of Williams, with Rubin and players making multiple trips to see him in jail. With a 3-1 lead, Philadelphia has a chance to close out its first-round series against the Heat.