UPDATE: Paolo Banchero's Current Status For Jazz-Magic Game
UPDATE: Paolo Banchero is available.
UPDATE: Paolo Banchero is a game-time decision (h/t Dan Savage).
On Thursday evening, the Orlando Magic will host the Utah Jazz in Florida.
For the game, the Magic could remain without their best player, as 2024 NBA All-Star Paolo Banchero is on the injury report.
The former Duke star has missed each of the previous two games, so this would be his third straight out of the lineup (if he doesn't play).
Via Underdog NBA: "Paolo Banchero (illness) listed questionable for Thursday."
Banchero is in the middle of a productive season with averages of 22.7 points, 6.8 rebounds, 5.2 assists and 1.0 steals per contest while shooting 45.6% from the field and 36.4% from the three-point range in 57 games.
The Magic are the eighth seed in the Eastern Conference with a 33-26 record in 59 games.
They are 7-3 over their last ten games and most recently beat the Brooklyn Nets by a score of 108-81.
Following their matchup with the Jazz, the Magic will remain in Orlando to host Cade Cunningham and the Detroit Pistons on Sunday evening.
As for the Jazz, they are the 11th seed in the Western Conference with a 27-32 record in 59 games.
They are 3-7 over their last ten games and most recently lost to the Atlanta Hawks by a score of 124-97.
Following the Magic, the Jazz will remain on the road to visit Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat on Saturday evening.
On the road, they are 9-21 in 30 games, while the Magic have gone 19-8 in 27 games at home.
