Franz Wagner stepped up in numerous methods for the Orlando Magic when All-Star ahead Paolo Banchero tore his indirect.

And now, Wagner has the identical harm.

Wagner has a torn proper indirect in a crushing blow for a workforce that survived the lack of Banchero and can play within the NBA Cup quarterfinals — however now can be with out their second-leading scorer for no less than 4 weeks and certain longer.

“Wagner can be out indefinitely and his return to play will depend upon how he responds to remedy,” the Magic stated Saturday in an announcement saying the harm. “He can be re-evaluated in 4 weeks.”

Wagner was harm in Friday’s loss at Philadelphia. He began every of Orlando’s first 25 video games this season, an enormous motive why the workforce is off to a 16-9 begin.

Wagner, with out query, has been Orlando’s greatest participant within the 20 video games the workforce has performed since Banchero acquired harm in late October, averaging 26.1 factors, 6 rebounds and 6.3 assists in that span — main the Magic to a 13-7 file in these contests, 13-3 of their final 16 video games.

He appeared headed towards his first All-Star choice and was an early candidate for the league’s most improved participant award this season.

“All-Star,” Magic coach Jamahl Mosley yelled earlier this week as he walked towards Wagner talking with a gaggle of reporters. “I am telling the reality. All-Star.”

All that appears in jeopardy now. If the accidents are related — there is no manner of figuring out how a lot quicker or slower Wagner’s restoration course of can be in comparison with Banchero’s, which is ongoing — then Wagner’s candidacy for end-of-season awards such because the MIP honor could be in jeopardy due to the NBA rule requiring gamers seem in no less than 65 video games to be eligible for such honors.

Banchero will miss his twenty first recreation of the season when Orlando hosts Phoenix on Sunday. The Magic are hopeful that he might return by the tip of the month.

Reporting by The Related Press.

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