Izaiyah Nelson out with ankle injury, return estimated Nov. 18
Orlando rookie forward Izaiyah Nelson is out with a left ankle injury after offseason surgery. His estimated return date is Nov. 18. Team president Jeff Weltman said Monday that Nelson is about a month from returning to the court.
By the Magic Nightly Desk · updated 2 d ago01The story of the nightAnkle injury and timelineNelson is listed as out with a left ankle injury, with an estimated return of Nov.
Nelson is listed as out with a left ankle injury, with an estimated return of Nov. 18. Team president Jeff Weltman said Monday that the rookie forward remains about a month away from returning to the court after offseason surgery, per Philip Rossman-Reich of OrlandoMagicDaily.com. The ankle first appeared on the injury report on Sept. 6, when Nelson was listed as day-to-day. On Sept. 28 his status changed from day-to-day to out, and it has not changed since.
02Who Nelson is and where he standsNelson is a 23-year-old forward, listed at 6-10 and 218 pounds, who played college basketball at South Florida.
Nelson is a 23-year-old forward, listed at 6-10 and 218 pounds, who played college basketball at South Florida. He wears No. 25 for Orlando. As a rookie, he has no NBA stats from last season. His four most recent game entries, Oct. 7 against Memphis, Oct. 11 and Oct. 13 against Cleveland, and Oct. 16 against Miami, each show 0.0 minutes. Orlando won three of those four games and lost to Cleveland on Oct. 11.
