Orlando heads to Milwaukee for an Eastern Conference matchup Wednesday. The teams meet Wednesday for the first time this season.
Suggs (back) has been ruled out for Wednesday's game against the Bucks, Jason Beede of the Orlando Sentinel reports. The Magic will be without Suggs for a sixth straight game as the rising star deals with a back strain.
The Orlando Magic reveal what Jalen Suggs' back injury return will "depend on," as he remains out against the Minnesota Timberwolves.
If the Bucks were the team playing on the second night of a back-to-back Wednesday against the Magic, they certainly didn’t show it. Less than 24 hours after taking down the Kings at Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee led by as many as 30 points in a 122-93 home victory over Jamahl Mosley’s short-handed Orlando squad.
The Magic will host conference foe Milwaukee. Friday's matchup is the first of the season between the two teams.
The Milwaukee Bucks look to beat the Orlando Magic for the third time tonight at Fiserv Forum behind the Big Three.
The Bucks will square off against the Orlando Magic for the second time in six days on Wednesday when the teams meet in Milwaukee. It's the second night of a back-to-back for the Bucks, who recorded a 130-115 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday in a game in which it led by double digits for most of the night.
The Orlando Magic offense has slowed to a crawl in January, and even if Paolo Banchero plays his first game since October, the Milwaukee Bucks should win going away, per our NBA betting picks.
Suggs (back) will not play Sunday against the 76ers. The Magic announced Jan. 9th that Suggs would be sidelined indefinitely, so this update isn't a big surprise. Suggs' next chance to play will be Jan.
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Orlando has managed to weather the injury storm thanks to a strong defense. The Magic should be able to bottle up Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Bucks as they deliver another Under, per our NBA betting picks.
Prior to his low back injury, Suggs averaged 16.4 points, 4.1 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 1.47 steals during 29.0 minutes in 34 starts.