Elton Brand was back at the Sixers' practice on Monday participating in full-contact drills, the Philadelphia Inquirer is reporting.

Brand has been out since dislocating his shoulder on December 17.

"We have Reggie Evans on our team, so of course I got hit," Brand said with a laugh after yesterday's practice.

"I was encouraged," said Sixers' Voach Tony DiLeo. "I didn't see him shy away at all."