Orlando Magic guard Markelle Fultz suffered a fracture in his large left toe, a league supply informed the Orlando Sentinel Sunday.
The Magic confirmed Fultz’s injury.
Fultz broke the toe throughout a preseason exercise earlier than returning to Orlando and imaging confirmed the fracture.
His left foot is in a strolling boot and his return to play will depend upon how he responds to rehabilitation and therapy.
Surgery gained’t be required however Fultz will possible miss coaching camp, which suggestions off Tuesday on the Magic’s new state-of-the-art CreationHealth Training Center. Broken toes usually heal effectively inside 4 to 6 weeks, in line with the Mayo Clinic.
There’s an opportunity Fultz, who was anticipated to be a starter within the backcourt, might miss a part of the common season due to the harm, with the Magic’s season opener towards the Detroit Pistons on Oct. 19 — 3½ weeks away.
Fultz missed a lot of the 2021-22 season due to a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee that he suffered in January 2021.
After a 14-month absence, he returned to the ground in a house win over the Indiana Pacers on Feb. 28 and averaged 10.8 factors (47.4% capturing), 5.5 assists, 2.7 rebounds and 1.1 steals in 20 minutes (18 video games).
Fultz joins Gary Harris and Jonathan Isaac as Magic participant whose standing is unsure getting into the season.
Isaac’s missed the final two seasons after tearing his left ACL within the bubble on Aug. 2, 2020, after the league returned from a four-month hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
He had a setback when he suffered a proper hamstring harm that required surgical procedure throughout his March 15 rehab session — a few hours after the staff introduced he’d miss the rest of the 2021-22 season.
Harris, who signed a 2-year, $26 million contract extension to return to Orlando earlier than free company formally began July 1, had arthroscopic surgery on Aug. 31 to carry out a meniscectomy in his left knee after tearing cartilage.
Multiple surgeons informed the Sentinel it may take as much as two months for an athlete to return from the harm and process Harris had. A 6-8 week restoration interval would give him a tentative return timeframe for mid-to-late October.
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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