The Orlando Magic are set to upgrade Franz Wagner's injury status, signaling his return and boosting the team's outlook for the season.
The undermanned Philadelphia 76ers should take lessons from the similarly short-handed Orlando Magic as they move forward.
The Orlando Magic outscored the Philadelphia 76ers 31-22 in the fourth quarter Friday night to earn a 104-99 victory Sunday night.
The latest on player health and status entering Sunday's game between the Orlando Magic and Philadelphia 76ers.
Orlando heads into a matchup against Philadelphia after losing three straight home games. Sunday's matchup is the first of the season between the two teams.
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The 76ers looked to bounce back from a bad homestand in a road matchup against the Magic. Joel Embiid sat out.
After Banchero, the team’s leading scorers are Franz Wagner (24.4), Jalen Suggs (16.4) and Moritz Wagner (12.9). None of those players will be available against the Philadelphia 76ers, and Banchero should see a monster usage rate and plenty of shot attempts.
Wagner was playing at an All-NBA level before he tore his right oblique on Dec. 6. Before Orlando's loss in Milwaukee on Wednesday, the team changed his status on the injury repor
BOSTON – The Orlando Magic and Boston Celtics meet for the second time this season Friday night inside TD Garden. Tipoff is at 7 p.m. ET. It's the second and final game of the Magic's chilly Northern road trip, and Orlando (23-19) is out to wash the taste of a 29-point loss suffered Wednesday night at Milwaukee.
After Wednesday loss at Milwaukee, Magic players pointed to an atypical lack of energy at the root of the rout. At Friday's shootaround, second-year guard Anthony Black said games like this one with the Celtics are the ones "hoopers get up for."
The Sixers entered this season laser-focused on the playoffs, but they apparently forgot that they first have to win enough games to get into the playoffs.