Sidelined again Sunday

Orlando Magic All-Star forward Paolo Banchero is settling back after missing 34 games earlier this season because of injury on his oblique. He is now ready to build on what he has already set three years into his NBA journey.

It might take a while for chemistry to regenerate with Orlando’s All-Star forward, but the team is 19-14 without him entering Thursday.

Paolo Banchero suffered a torn right abdominal muscle, the Magic were fourth in the East. It was still early in the season and Jamahl Mosley‘s squad had played just five games. But 72 days and 35 games later?

The Orlando Magic finished Sunday's comeback victory over the Philadelphia 76ers with only eight available players.

Magic 104, Sixers 99 Cole Anthony scored 27, Paolo Banchero added 20 pts, 8 rebs, and 6 asts, and Jonathan Isaac tallied 20 pts and 11 rebs in the win.Source: Twitter

Paolo Banchero missed 34 games, then came back and scored 34 points. The Orlando forward -- back in the lineup for the first time after almost 2½ months spent recovering from a torn oblique muscle -- gave his team a chance on Friday night, but the Magic ...

For the Orlando Magic, Friday night at the Kia Center was all about Paolo Banchero ... da Silva and Goga Bitadze. As da Silva pointed out a couple of weeks prior, he and Banchero haven't yet ...

January 10 - The Orlando Magic's well-documented injury woes should be eased in a big way on Friday when the team is expected to get All-Star Paolo Banchero back from a 34-game absence in time for ...

Orlando Magic forward Paolo Banchero's return Friday night was a spectacle on all fronts. The tone was set with his starting lineup introduction, featuring a WWE flare that had Banchero reminded of his childhood. ORLANDO, Fla. – Paolo Banchero's 34-point return to the Orlando Magic starting lineup was a spectacle to behold Friday night.

Cole Anthony scored 27 points and Paolo Banchero netted seven points in the final 1:32 to help the Orlando Magic beat the Philadelphia 76ers 104-99 in the NBA on Monday (January 13, 2025). Banchero finished with 20 points,

Simons and Ayton lead the way, with Simons dropping 24 on 6-12 three-point shooting, adding four boards, and three assists. Ayton posted a double-double putting up 22 points, and pulling down 15 rebounds. Avdija also added a double-double, scoring 16 with 10 rebounds.