Bradley Beal: It’s getting SPICY!!!!!!!!!!
Orlando Magic Rumors
Oleh Kosel: Pelicans dropping to 1-3 in bubble & play-in hopes slipping away – blew 16-point lead vs Jazz – foot-stomped by Clippers – beat mediocre Grizzlies – outplayed by more spirited Kings Don’t think front office won’t consider subpar Orlando results. They’ll react to certain facets.
JD Shaw: Magic forward Aaron Gordon was diagnosed with a strained left hamstring following his MRI, team says. He is doubtful to play on Friday against the Sixers.
Dapper Labs has closed a $12 million funding round led by National Basketball Association (NBA) stars Spencer Dinwiddie, Andre Iguodala, JaVale McGee, Aaron Gordon and Garrett Temple, according to a press release shared with CoinDesk. The funds will be used for further development of blockchain games including the eventual launch of NBA Top Shot out of private beta, Dapper Labs founder and CEO Roham Gharegozlou told CoinDesk in a phone interview. “Sports are our most important vertical now,” Gharegozlou said.
So let’s dig into just two names on that list: Gordon and Turner. There’s been a little smoke on the Warriors and Gordon front. He’s about to finish his sixth season in Orlando and it’s starting to feel as if that partnership has become stale.
Josh Robbins: Evan Fournier, asked about Kyle Lowry’s Flagrant 1 foul on A.G: “They’ve been through a lot of games. They’re obviously champions. Fouls are a part of basketball. Was it nice? No. But, who cares? I mean, it was a foul. It was called a Flagrant 1. There’s just not much to say.”
Shams Charania: Tests on Magic forward Aaron Gordon showed no serious damage to his left hamstring and he will be re-evaluated in several days, sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium.
Tim Reynolds: Orlando Magic guard Michael Carter-Williams will not play tonight against Toronto due to a strained tendon in his left foot, team says.
Josh Robbins: An MRI on Michael Carter-Williams’ sore left foot showed a tendon strain, team officials said. He is considered doubtful to play in tonight’s game against the Raptors.
Josh Robbins: Final: Pacers 120, Magic 109 Warren: 32 pts. (13/17 FGAs), 2 rebs., 3 assts. Vucevic: 24 pts., 10 rebs., 2 assts. Gordon: 20 pts., 7 rebs., 3 assts. Ross: 20 pts., 3 rebs. FG%: Pacers 55%, Magic, 48% Turnovers: Pacers 7, Magic 18
Roy Parry: Magic F James Ennis has sustained a dislocated left ring finger and his return is questionable, team officials said.
Josh Robbins: Jonathan Isaac, who tore the ACL in his left knee last night, has left the bubble, Jeff Weltman said. The team wants to get a more complete set of MRI images of the interior of Isaac’s knee, Weltman said.
Other notable backers of the polo look: Boston’s Brad Stevens, Denver’s Michael Malone, Orlando’s Steve Clifford, Houston’s Mike D’Antoni, Charlotte’s James Borrego, Sacramento’s Luke Walton, Golden State’s Steve Kerr, and Washington’s Scott Brooks. (Kerr was so passionate, he requested his name appear on this list in larger font — John Hancock-style.) “I was against [polos], but now that I’m down to my summer weight, I love them,” Brooks said. Most of the above coaches said they would support carrying over the look to the normal NBA environment.
Now that the Wizards have lost their first two games at Disney World, that rule is coming back into the forefront. The Wizards are currently tied in the loss column with the Hornets, who aren’t in Orlando but are locked in with the eighth-best lottery odds. What that means is if the Wizards continue to lose, they can’t gain more ping-pong balls for lottery night, which is set for Aug. 25. And now there is a distinct possibility they could have worse odds than a team with a better win percentage than them.
Jonathan Isaac suffered a torn ACL on Sunday night and will be out for the remainder of the season, and the injury came at a time when the Orlando Magic star was gaining tremendous popularity. Isaac’s jersey sales have skyrocketed recently, with only LeBron James having a hotter-selling jersey. The increase in sales was likely a response to Isaac refusing to kneel during the national anthem recently.
Jonathan Isaac: IT IS WELL!!! 2 Kings 4! Thank you for all of your prayers and concerns I’m encouraged. Remember our God is not just a God of the hills but a God of the valleys! (2 Corinthians ch 4 vs 9!) MY COMEBACK WILL BE GREATER THAN MY SETBACK!!!! I STILL STAND IN JESUS NAME!!!!
Jonathan Isaac out for much of the 2020-21 season?
Isaac now faces an extended rehabilitation period. Magic officials did not provide an expected timeline for his recovery, but it seems likely that he’ll miss at least a significant portion of the 2020-21 season. Before Sunday’s injury, Isaac slotted as the team’s long-term answer at the power forward position — a spot Gordon currently occupies.
After Isaac’s injury in early January, Magic officials expected Isaac to miss the remainder of the season and the playoffs, but the pandemic gave him extra time to rehabilitate and strengthen his leg. When players were allowed to return to the Magic practice facility in mid-May for optional individual workouts, Isaac often worked twice a day with team performance staff and medical staff. The current Magic front office has a reputation for being ultra-cautious with the health of its players, especially its younger players. But questions now will be raised whether Isaac was allowed to return too quickly.
Isaac, a 22-year-old forward and potential franchise cornerstone, crumpled to the court and clutched his knee as Magic head athletic trainer Ernest Eugene and athletic trainer and manual therapist Aki Tajima attended to him. A pained expression crossed Evan Fournier’s face. Wes Iwundu looked to the ground, his hands cupped to his face. Fultz prayed. “That was tough, man,” said Aaron Gordon, another of Isaac’s teammates. “That one brought me to tears instantly just because I know how good of a guy J.I. is and I know how hard he works and how hard he has worked to get back.”
“It was very difficult to see him go down like that again, especially the same knee,” said Nikola Vucevic, who saw the injury occur from the Magic bench area. “He was looking great, actually. We were all very happy for him mainly just because he’s a great guy and great teammate. We all have a lot of respect for him, and so for him to go down like that was very difficult to see, especially when you know that he had just came back.”
Luka Doncic: prayers up!
Kristaps Porzingis: Speedy recovery to @Jonathan Isaac 🙏🏼🙏🏼
Magic fear Jonathan Isaac has torn ACL
Marc J. Spears: Magic has fears that Jonathan Isaac has a torn ACL, a source said.
Kyle O’Quinn: Prayers Up 🙏🏾 @Jonathan Isaac
Justin Anderson: 🙏🏽 up for you brotha.. @Jonathan Isaac
Tim Reynolds: Aaron Gordon on the Magic game broadcast about Jonathan Isaac: “My whole heart goes out to him. He’s such a great guy, such a great person. … I hope it’s nothing serious. I hope it’s just something that kind of shocked him. But it was sad, man. It brought tears to my eyes.”
Isaac, in his first game since January because of a knee injury, played well. He had 16 points on 6-for-7 shooting in 16 minutes, helping the Magic to a 128-118 victory. ”I don’t think that kneeling or putting on a T-shirt, for me personally, is the answer,” Isaac said.
David Baumann: The @Orlando Magic pile on 128 points in a 10-point win over the @Brooklyn Nets today… Magic 53% FGs. 36% 3s. 89% FTs. 24 for Fournier. 22 for Vooch. 16 for Isaac. Box score below >>> #MagicAboveAll pic.twitter.com/HvqaRRfZqv
