When the Magic traveled to New York in mid-November, they saw Paolo Banchero suffer a left groin strain in the first quarter of the 12th game of the season that held him out for the following 10 contests.
Banchero made his return Friday against Miami, but Orlando found itself in a familiar spot during the opening frame of Sunday’s road game that featured a noon tip-off time inside Madison Square Garden.
Franz Wagner, a budding All-Star in his own right, went up for an alley-oop pass from Anthony Black and landed awkwardly when his left leg buckled underneath him with 4:43 left in the first quarter.