Orlando Magic second-year guard Jalen Suggs returned from his ankle harm Tuesday in opposition to the Thunder in Oklahoma City.
Suggs, who was upgraded to questionable on the crew’s Monday night harm report after being sidelined for the final 5 video games, was upgraded to obtainable earlier than tipoff after being a game-time resolution.
He got here off the bench, with the jumbo lineup of Franz Wagner, Terrence Ross, Paolo Banchero, Bol Bol and Wendell Carter Jr. beginning for the third consecutive recreation.
Tuesday was Suggs’ first recreation since spraining his proper ankle on a drive to the basket in the course of the third quarter of the Magic’s loss to the Hawks on Oct. 21 in Atlanta. He additionally landed awkwardly on his proper leg after being fouled on the drive.
Cole Anthony (torn proper inner indirect), Markelle Fultz (fractured left large toe), Gary Harris (left knee harm restoration), Jonathan Isaac (left knee harm restoration) and Moe Wagner (sprained proper midfoot) stay sidelined.
Second-year guard Josh Giddey (sprained proper ankle) and Chet Holmgren (proper foot surgical procedure — out for season), the No. 2 decide in June’s draft, had been sidelined for the Thunder.
Suggs performed within the Magic’s first two video games. He scored 21 factors (8 of 11 taking pictures, 4 of 6 on 3s) in 25 minutes earlier than fouling out within the fourth quarter of the regular-season-opening loss to the Detroit Pistons and had 3 factors (1 of 5 taking pictures) and three steals in 16 minutes in opposition to the Hawks earlier than his harm.
Suggs wasn’t too far faraway from a left knee harm — a capsule sprain and bone bruise — he suffered in the course of the Magic’s preseason win over the Dallas Mavericks on Oct. 7. He missed the ultimate two preseason video games however was cleared for the regular-season opener.
“It says a lot about our performance staff, what they’re pushing him to do and the way he’s willing to continue to work,” coach Jamahl Mosley mentioned pregame about Suggs getting back from his accidents rapidly. “Maybe it’s some of the football stuff that he can bounce off those injuries early.”
Suggs, the No. 5 decide in 2021 who was Mr. Football in highschool, had an up-and-down rookie season partly due to accidents that restricted him to 48 video games.
He was sidelined for 20 video games from early December via mid-January after fracturing his proper thumb and handled accidents to his proper ankle that sidelined him for 13 of the ultimate 18 video games.
Suggs had surgical procedure to deal with a stress fracture in his proper ankle — the identical one he injured 1 ½ weeks in the past — early within the offseason, limiting his participation in basketball actions over the summer season.
Magic accomplice with PureCycle
The Magic are partnering with PureCycle Technologies to assist “divert plastic waste from being landfilled or flowing into Central Florida waterways,” the crew mentioned in an announcement.
Through the partnership, the Magic will turn into the primary NBA crew to implement PureCycle’s “PureZero waste” program, a plastic waste recycling program geared towards stadiums and leisure venues.
The partnership with PureCycle, an Orlando-based firm, will goal to cut back the quantity of plastic waste this season by implementing “an innovative sustainability plan” for Amway Center.
As a part of their partnership, workers members from the 2 organizations are also teaming as much as clear up the Parramore neighborhood Wednesday morning.
This article first appeared on OrlandoSentinel.com. Email Khobi Price at [email protected] or comply with him on Twitter at @khobi_price.
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