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Magic Forward Paolo Banchero Out Friday Against Nets Due To Groin Strain

Orlando Magic Forward Paolo Banchero will miss the team’s game on Friday against the Brooklyn Nets due to a left groin strain. He sustained the injury in the second quarter of Wednesday’s upset victory over the New York Knicks.

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An MRI confirmed what the Magic hoped to hear. Paolo Banchero is dealing with a left groin strain, not something more serious, per Shams Charania of ESPN.

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Magic F Paolo Banchero (groin) ruled out vs. Nets

Orlando Magic forward Paolo Banchero will miss Friday's home game against the Brooklyn Nets after an MRI on Thursday confirmed a left groin strain. Banchero will be considered day-to-day moving forward, with the Magic set to face the Houston Rockets on the road Sunday.

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Magic look to climb above .500 in NBA Cup clash with Nets

The Orlando Magic will look to move above .500 for the first time since winning their season opener when they host the Brooklyn Nets on Friday in an NBA Cup game.

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Wagner shines against Knicks in Magic's best win of the season

The Orlando Magic played thier best game of the season, defeating the New York Knicks in domanant fashion 124-107, snapping the Knicks undefeated streak at home.

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Paolo Banchero undergoing MRI on injured groin

The Magic‘s 17-point win in New York on Wednesday was the team’s most impressive victory of the season, but it came at a cost. Star forward Paolo Banchero exited the game in the second quarter due to a left groin strain and didn’t return.

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Paolo Banchero and Jalen Brunson hurt as Magic hand Knicks first home loss

Franz Wagner scored 13 of his 28 points during a decisive second-quarter run Wednesday night by the Orlando Magic, who overcame an injury to Paolo Banchero to hand the New York Knicks their first home loss of the season with a nearly wire-to-wire 124-107 win.

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