Magic F out indefinitely (torn diagonally)

The Magic announced that Banchero suffered a right oblique injury in the Magic’s 102-99 loss to the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday. Banchero will be re-evaluated in four to six weeks, but no timetable has been set for his return.

Banchero’s injury ends a historic start to his season. Through five games, the 21-year-old averaged 29 points, 8.8 rebounds and 5.6 assists per game in 36.4 minutes of play.

He scored 33 points and had 11 rebounds in the Magic’s 116–97 season-opening victory over the Miami Heat, joining Shaquille O’Neal and Tracy McGrady as the only players in franchise history to score 30-plus points and score 10-plus points knocked down. bounces back in a season opener. Banchero then dropped a career-high 50 points, 13 rebounds and nine assists in the Magic’s 119–115 win over the Indiana Fever, becoming the youngest player since LeBron James to score more than 50 points and have more than 10 rebounds and recorded five plus. assists in a game.

Banchero, the No. 1 overall pick of the 2022 NBA Draft, was named NBA Rookie of the Year for 2022-2023 and earned NBA All-Rookie First Team honors. He then earned his first All-Star title last season.