Jalen Suggs was downgraded from day-to-day to out on Monday with a mild bone bruise in his right knee. He will be re-evaluated in two weeks, and the Magic play at Toronto on Wednesday without him.
What happened
The Magic changed Jalen Suggs' status to Out on the injury report Monday at 3:02 PM ET. He had been listed day-to-day with the same right knee issue on Sunday. The report lists the injury as knee, leg, right. Shams Charania of ESPN reports that Suggs has been diagnosed with a mild bone bruise in his right knee and will be re-evaluated in two weeks. The report gives an expected return of Nov. 10. Earlier this month Suggs was listed day-to-day with an illness on Oct. 5 and was cleared on Oct. 13.
What it means for the Magic
Orlando plays at the Raptors on Wednesday, Oct. 28, at 7:30 PM ET, with a 1-2 record, the 10th seed and one win in its last game. Suggs has played all three games, averaging 33.4 minutes, 8.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 5.7 assists. The Magic are 1-2 with him and have not played without him yet. Paolo Banchero, Jonathan Isaac, Noah Penda and Izaiyah Nelson are also listed out. Franz Wagner (33.3 minutes), Desmond Bane (31.7), Wendell Carter Jr. (30.8), Tristan da Silva (28.1) and Anthony Black (25.9) carry the heaviest rotation loads. Jase Richardson (15.3) and Jevon Carter (13.5) play smaller roles.
What to watch
The next checkpoint is the re-evaluation in about two weeks. The report gives an expected return of Nov. 10, and the team has not announced anything beyond that. Until then, watch how Orlando divides his 33.4 minutes among Black, Richardson, Carter and the rest of the guard rotation, and whether any of the four other players on the report return. The first game without him is Wednesday at Toronto.
Is Jalen Suggs playing at the Raptors on Oct. 28?
No. Suggs is listed as out with a right knee issue, diagnosed as a mild bone bruise, so he will not play at Toronto on Wednesday at 7:30 PM ET.
When will Jalen Suggs be back?
The injury report gives an expected return of Nov. 10. Per Shams Charania of ESPN, he will be re-evaluated in two weeks. No other timeline has been announced.