Latest Moritz Wagner News

Franz Wagner returning to the Magic lineup after missing 20 games with a torn oblique

Jan. 23, 2025 18:35 PM EST

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Franz Wagner was set to return to the Orlando Magic lineup against the Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday night after missing 20 games with a torn oblique. Wagner and All-Star power forward Paolo Banchero will be paired for just the sixth time this season....

Paolo Banchero returns to Magic lineup after missing 34 games with torn oblique, scores 34 in loss

Jan. 10, 2025 22:10 PM EST

Paolo Banchero missed 34 games, then came back and scored 34 points. The Orlando forward — back in the lineup for the first time in almost 2 1/2 months while recovering from a torn oblique muscle — gave his team a chance on Friday night, but the Magic fell to the Milwaukee Bucks...

Knicks without NBA rebounding leader Towns because of sore knee against injury-depleted Magic

Jan. 06, 2025 19:15 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — Karl-Anthony Towns is sidelined Monday night with a sore right knee, leaving the New York Knicks without the NBA's leading rebounder for their game against the Orlando Magic. Towns appeared to be hurting near the end of the Knicks' loss in Chicago on Saturday and...

Jaden Ivey injures leg in 4th quarter in Pistons' victory over the Magic

Jan. 01, 2025 21:45 PM EST

DETROIT (AP) — Jaden Ivey sustained what appeared to be a serious leg injury after scoring 22 points in the Detroit Pistons' 105-96 victory over the Orlando Magic on Wednesday night. With 10:07 to play and Detroit leading 84-79, Ivey and Orlando's Cole Anthony were going for the...

The Magic pull off another big comeback, this time from 21 points down to beat the Nets

Dec. 29, 2024 19:12 PM EST

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The Magic did it again. Down by 21 early in the third quarter, down by 15 entering the fourth and still down by 15 with six minutes remaining, the short-handed Orlando Magic closed the game on a 22-4 run to beat the Brooklyn Nets 102-101 on Sunday. ...

Magic center Moritz Wagner will miss remainder of season with torn ACL in left knee

Dec. 22, 2024 14:41 PM EST

Orlando center Moritz Wagner will miss the remainder of the season with a torn ACL in his left knee, that news coming to the injury-riddled Magic one day after they pulled off one of the more improbable wins in franchise history. Wagner underwent an MRI exam on Sunday to confirm the...

Inside the numbers: Magic celebrate an enormous comeback, Heat lament a stunning collapse

Dec. 21, 2024 22:58 PM EST

A lead of at least 22 points with 12 minutes left means victory in the NBA. Over the last five years, including playoffs, there had been 796 instances of a team having such a lead entering the fourth quarter. Their record: 796-0. Their record now: 796-1. ...