Orlando Magic beginning huge man Wendell Carter Jr. and reserve ahead Chuma Okeke received’t be out there tonight vs. the Philadelphia 76ers, coach Jamahl Mosley stated.
Neither went by means of shootaround this morning and had been game-time selections earlier than being dominated out two hours forward of tipoff.
Carter’s missed 4 of the final 5 video games due to strained proper plantar fascia — the gentle tissue beneath the foot — whereas Okeke’s absence is his first of the season. He left Monday’s loss to the Pacers in Indianapolis with left knee soreness
Rookie ahead Paolo Banchero and massive man Moe Wagner can be found to make their returns.
Banchero missed seven consecutive video games due to a sprained left ankle in a Nov. 7 residence loss to the Houston Rockets, whereas Wagner will make his season debut if he performs. He hasn’t performed since spraining his proper midfoot in the course of the preseason win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Oct. 14.
Cole Anthony (torn proper inside indirect), Markelle Fultz (fractured left huge toe) and Jonathan Isaac (left knee harm restoration) additionally stay out.
The 76ers can be with out three of their high scorers in Joel Embiid (sprained left mid-foot), Tyrese Maxey (fractured bone in left foot) and James Harden (strained tendon in proper foot).
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