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Dan Savage: Anthony Black (right ankle injury management) will be out for the @OrlandoMagic 's home game against the Washington Wizards tonight. Orlando is on the second night of a back-to-back.
Mavericks owner Miriam Adelson, a well-known conservative donor and supporter of U.S. President Donald Trump, leads all sports owners in midterm spending. She spent at least $67.6 million this election cycle, according to Federal Election Commission filings reviewed by FOS. Adelson gave almost exclusively to PACs and also wrote a six-figure check to the Republican National Committee. (She spent even more in 2024, when she put about $100 million behind Trump’s campaign to retake the White House.) NBA: * Dallas Mavericks owner Miriam Adelson: $67.63 million * Atlanta Hawks owner Tony Ressler: $2.71 million * Orlando Magic owner Richard “Dick” DeVos: $2.40 million
Jason Beede: I asked #Magic coach Sean Sweeney pregame in Toronto about Joe Mazzulla using AI: Beede Question: “Joe Mazzulla was talking this morning about using AI for organization and data purposes. What do you think of that — like the integration of AI — and would you use that at all?” Sweeney Answer: “I think Joe’s probably smarter than I am. I’m at sea level and he’s at 30,000 feet. No, I think, any data that you can find, any tools that you can use to measure and help you make better decisions, we definitely use. And so I think, just in general, organizationally, my experience so far with the Magic is that we’re at the forefront of anything that we do when it comes to analysis, looking at how teams are playing, how we’re playing, what we can do better. So, (we) try to use whatever we can.”
Isaac last played against the Wizards at Kia Center on March 12, the night he suffered a left knee sprain. He missed the final 17 games of the regular season as well as all seven first-round playoff games. According to Isaac, he’s still managing the same injury. “It’s the same thing,” he told the Orlando Sentinel after shootaround ahead of Wednesday’s game against the Raptors inside Scotiabank Arena. “It was a sprain and a bruise. And I’ve had a little bit of nerve issue on the left side of my knee. So dealing with that, it’s been a slow process unfortunately, but it’s been steady. So, I’m happy that I know I’ll play this season.”
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Isaac, who often wears a brace on his left knee as he works out on the court, told the Orlando Sentinel he recently played 3-on-3 and the next steps include playing 4-on-4 and eventually 5-on-5. “I’m feeling good,” he said. “I’m happy with my progress so far. … I’m hoping to get back with the team and ease my way back into playing. But I feel good. I’m happy with myself, the work, the coaching staff, the training staff, everybody.”
Jason Beede: After making his season debut at New York, #Magic guard Anthony Black is no longer listed on the injury report for Wednesday’s game at Toronto. Orlando expectedly won’t have Paolo Banchero, Jalen Suggs, Jonathan Isaac, Noah Penda or Izaiyah Nelson against the Raptors.
Shams Charania: Orlando Magic guard Jalen Suggs has been diagnosed with a mild bone bruise in his right knee and will be re-evaluated in two weeks, sources tell ESPN. Suggs avoided any other major structural damage.
The doctor believes that if the diagnosis of a knee hyperextension is confirmed, Suggs is looking at a best-case scenario of a 1-2 week return. "If we look at NBA data for knee hyperextensions, we will see the average is somewhere around a couple of weeks," Sutterer said. "But again, there's a lot of variability here. Yes, most of them tend to be one to two weeks because most of the time you just have some bone bruising. You just have some sprain or injury to the capsule. All non-surgical things."
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Fred Katz: FINAL: Magic 111, Knicks 102. Knicks fall to 0-3 on the season. Jalen Brunson 28-4-3 • Karl-Anthony Towns 22-14-4 • OG Anunoby 22-3-2 • Franz Wagner 23-13-9 (21 pts in fourth quarter). Magic shoot 18-42 from deep.
Jason Beede: Orlando is leaning towards starting Jase Richardson in place of Paolo Banchero tonight at New York, #Magic coach Sean Sweeney said when I asked pre-game. Sweeney added that they’re still working on the decision.
