Magic forward Paolo Banchero would have been lying if he said he didn’t feel any angst leading up to Thursday’s MRI at the AdventHealth Training Center .

Just a year removed from suffering a torn right abdominal muscle that forced him to miss two-plus months, the Orlando star found himself dealing with another injury after exiting Wednesday’s game in the second quarter at New York due to a left groin strain.

Although he was ruled out of Friday’s NBA Cup game against Nets and his return to the court will depend on how he responds to treatment as he continues to be evaluated daily, Banchero found some solace in the results of the imaging.

“You never know until you know,” Banchero said Friday morning. “So, when you got the news it was relatively minor, it was definitely the best p

See Full Page