Orlando Magic forward Franz Wagner is out indefinitely after suffering a torn right oblique, the team announced Saturday.
He is the second star forward the Magic have lost to a torn oblique this season. Paolo Banchero has been out with the same injury since Oct. 30.
Wagner, whose injury occurred during Friday’s 102-94 loss to the host Philadelphia 76ers, will be reevaluated in four weeks and “his return to play will depend on how he responds to treatment,” the team said Saturday.
Wagner is averaging a career-high 24.4 points this season, and his scoring average has gone up every season since Orlando picked him eighth overall in the 2021 NBA Draft out of Michigan. After averaging 15.2 as a rookie, he increased it to 18.6 in 2022-23 and then 19.7 last season to help Orlando win 47 games.
Wagner goes down in the middle of an especially hot streak during his All-Star worthy season, having scored 30 or more in the past three games.
He’s also averaging 5.7 assists and 5.6 rebounds, helping Orlando go 16-9 for third place in the East.
–Field Level Media
