Orlando Magic ahead Jonathan Isaac will miss not less than yet one more sport.
The Magic have listed Isaac as out for Monday’s highway sport towards the Pelicans due to a strained proper hamstring.
He’ll bear additional analysis and received’t journey with the group to New Orleans however might rejoin the group throughout its three-game journey. His standing is being assessed on a game-to-game foundation.
The Magic (25-36) play the Milwaukee Bucks Wednesday and Charlotte Hornets Friday as a part of the swing.
Orlando is taking a cautious strategy with Isaac after he was sidelined for 2½ years earlier than returning to the court docket final month.
Isaac was sidelined from August 2020-January 11 after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee on Aug. 2, 2020, through the league’s restart in its Disney World bubble.
He had surgical procedure on the proper hamstring final March whereas rehabbing from the left knee damage.
Isaac made his return with the Magic’s G League affiliate, the Lakeland Magic, final month and performed three video games for Lakeland earlier than making his return to Orlando within the Jan. 23 win over the Boston Celtics.
He’s averaged 5 factors, 4 rebounds and 1.3 steals in 11.3 minutes (11 video games) since returning. Isaac sat for Saturday’s house loss to the Indiana Pacers after being dominated out an hour earlier than tipoff due to left knee damage administration.
Isaac, who’s had a taking part in time restriction of 8-14 minutes since returning, performed a season-high 16 minutes in Thursday’s win over the Detroit Pistons.
“Just a little pain,” coach Jamahl Mosley stated. “Just monitoring him as we continue to go through.”
Caleb Houstan (G League task with Lakeland) and two-way guard Kevon Harris (transferred to Lakeland) received’t be obtainable towards the Pelicans.
Houstan averaged 17 factors (36.7% capturing, 50% on 3s), 6 rebounds and a couple of steals within the back-to-back losses to the Cleveland Charge Friday and Saturday. Harris averaged 12 factors (29% capturing) and 5.5 rebounds in these two video games.
Lakeland performs a highway sport towards the Motor City Cruise Monday in Detroit.
Houstan and Harris might rejoin Orlando in Milwaukee forward of Wednesday’s sport, with Lakeland’s subsequent sport not being till subsequent Sunday vs. Grand Rapids Gold at RP Funding Center.
This article first appeared on OrlandoSentinel.com. Email Khobi Price at [email protected] or observe him on Twitter at @khobi_price.
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