Magic's Franz Wagner suffers torn right oblique -- same injury as Paolo Banchero

Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel on Dec 7, 2024

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PHILADELPHIA — The Magic received a gut-wrenching injury update upon their return to Orlando early Saturday morning.

Magic forward Franz Wagner has been diagnosed with a torn right oblique, the Orlando Sentinel learned.

Wagner, who suffered the injury during the Magic’s 102-94 loss against the 76ers on Friday night, will be out indefinitely and his return to play will depend on how he responds to treatment.

He will be re-evaluated in four weeks, president of basketball operations Jeff Weltman announced, confirming the Sentinel’s reporting. ESPN first shared word of the injury.

It’s also the same torn right abdominal injury Wagner’s star counterpart Paolo Banchero suffered at Chicago on Oct. 30.

Banchero has missed the last 20 games and Wagner had stepped up in his absence while playing at an All-Star level. On Friday, he recorded 30-plus points for the third straight and eighth contest of the season.

Orlando had gone on two separate six-game win streaks in the time since Banchero suffered his injury.

Now coach Jamahl Mosley will have to navigate a challenging stretch of the season without his two top players available.

The Magic host Phoenix on Sunday.