Magic forward Franz Wagner exits vs. Kings with right ankle sprain

Orlando Magic forward Franz Wagner has been on a roll lately, but he unfortunately suffered a right ankle injury in the first quarter on Wednesday against Sacramento and was later ruled out for the remainder of the contest.

According to the Magic, Wagner had X-rays after exiting the game, which came back negative. He was formally diagnosed with a right ankle sprain.

A former lottery pick (No. 8 overall in 2021) who will be eligible for a rookie scale extension in the offseason, Wagner is Orlando’s second-leading scorer, narrowly trailing Paolo Banchero. The 22-year-old German is averaging career highs in multiple statistics in 2023-24, including points (21.3), rebounds (6.0), assists (4.0) and steals (1.2) per night through 33 games (34.2 MPG).

Wagner has been very durable to this point in his career, appearing in 79 games as a rookie and 80 last season. He has yet to miss a game in 2023-24.

Ankle sprains can drastically vary as far as recovery timelines go, so we’ll have to wait for more information to be released on Wagner to have a better idea on if he might miss more time.