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UPDATE: Markelle Fultz's Injury Status For Magic-Hawks Game

Markelle Fultz is questionable for Thursday's game.

UPDATE: Markelle Fultz is available. 

On Thursday evening, the Orlando Magic and Atlanta Hawks will face off in Mexico City.   

For the game, the Magic could be without one of their best players, as Markelle Fultz is on the injury report.  

Fultz has missed the previous three games, so this would be his fourth straight out of action.  

Via Underdog NBA: "Markelle Fultz (knee) listed questionable for Thursday."

Fultz has played in four games so far this season and is averaging 11.0 points, 3.8 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 1.2 steals per contest while shooting 50.0% from the field. 

The Magic are off to a solid start to the season and have gone 4-3 in their first seven games.  

Most recently, they lost 117-102 to the Dallas Mavericks at home on Monday evening.  

Fultz was the first pick in the 2017 NBA Draft and is in his seventh season in the league.

Last year, the former Washington star played in 60 games and averaged 14.0 points, 3.9 rebounds, 5.7 assists and 1.5 steals per contest while shooting 51.4% from the field. 

The Magic were the 13th seed in the Eastern Conference with a 34-48 record.

Following the Hawks, they will play their next game against the Milwaukee Bucks (at home) on Saturday. 

As for the Hawks, they come into the evening with a 4-3 record in their first seven games and most recently lost to the Oklahoma City Thunder by a score of 126-117.

Dejounte Murray led the team with 29 points in 33 minutes of playing time.