Rookie ahead Paolo Banchero missed his second consecutive sport Friday due to a sprained left ankle within the Orlando Magic’s house sport vs. the Phoenix Suns.
He was listed as questionable on the workforce’s harm report earlier than being dominated out two hours earlier than tipoff.
“We don’t really do timelines [for returns],” coach Jamahl Mosley stated. “He’s going to continue to stay day-to-day for us.”
Banchero, the No. 1 decide in June’s draft, was initially added to the workforce’s night harm report on Tuesday.
He initially suffered the harm in Monday’s 134-127 loss to the Houston Rockets at Amway Center, rolling the ankle on a drive to the basket with 2:51 remaining.
Banchero did end Monday’s sport, recording 30 factors on 8-of-16 taking pictures and 12 of 14 on free throws to go along with 6 rebounds and 4 assists in 35 minutes.
He additionally missed Wednesday’s win over the Dallas Mavericks, which was his first absence.
Banchero’s averaging a team-high 23.5 factors, which is also probably the most amongst rookies, to go along with 8.3 rebounds and three.6 assists in 34.6 minutes.
Two-way guard Kevon Harris, who additionally missed Wednesday’s win, was out there Friday after being listed as questionable due to a left rib contusion.
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.
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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