Bulls vs. Magic GAMEDAY Preview: How to Watch, Lineups, Injury Report

The Orlando Magic hosts the Chicago Bulls tonight. Here's everything you need to know.

Jeremy Brener | Jan 28, 2023

Bulls vs. Magic GAMEDAY Preview: How to Watch, Lineups, Injury Report /

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ORLANDO - The Orlando Magic returns home for the second half of a back-to-back against the Chicago Bulls on Saturday night.

The Magic won the first meeting between the two teams in the Windy City earlier this year after Jalen Suggs hit a buzzer-beater to win the game at the United Center.

Both teams are fighting hard to claw themselves back into the play-in picture. Should the season finish today, the Bulls and Magic would both end up among the lottery teams, which isn't all bad news for Orlando.

Surely, the Magic hopes to make it to the play-in tournament, but the Bulls' exclusion from postseason basketball would solidify that another lottery pick would come to Orlando as the final piece of the Nikola Vucevic trade two years ago.

Here's a look at the information you need to know for tonight's game ...

Bulls vs. Magic Broadcast Information

Date: Saturday, Jan. 28
Time: 7:00 p.m.
TV Channel: Bally Sports Florida
Radio: WYGM 96.9 FM / 740 AM
Live Stream: NBA League Pass

Bulls vs. Magic Injury Report

Chicago Bulls

Lonzo Ball (OUT - knee)
Javonte Green (OUT - knee)
Goran Dragic (PROBABLE - illness)

Orlando Magic

Chuma Okeke (OUT - knee)

Bulls vs. Magic Projected Starters

Chicago Bulls

PG Ayo Dosunmo
SG Zach LaVine
SF DeMar DeRozan
PF Patrick Williams
C Nikola Vucevic

Orlando Magic

PG Markelle Fultz
SG Gary Harris
SF Franz Wagner
PF Paolo Banchero
C Wendell Carter Jr.

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Published Jan 28, 2023

JEREMY BRENER

Jeremy Brener is an editor, writer and social media manager for several Fan Nation websites. His work has also been featured in 247 Sports and SB Nation as a writer and podcaster. Brener has been with Fan Nation since 2021. Brener grew up in Houston, going to Astros, Rockets and Texans games as a kid. He moved to Orlando in 2016 to go to college and pursue a degree. He hosts "The Dream Take" podcast covering the Rockets, which has produced over 350 episodes since March 2020. Brener graduated in May 2020 from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism minoring in Sport Business Management. While at UCF, Brener worked for the school's newspaper NSM.today and "Hitting the Field," a student-run sports talk show and network. He was the executive producer for "Hitting the Field" from 2019-20. During his professional career, Brener has covered a number of major sporting events including the Pro Bowl, March Madness and several NBA and NFL games. As a fan, Brener has been to the 2005 World Series, 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 NCAA National Championship between the Villanova Wildcats and North Carolina Tar Heels. Now, Brener still resides in the Central Florida area and enjoys writing, watching TV, hanging out with friends and going to the gym. Brener can be followed on Twitter @JeremyBrener. For more inquiries, please email jeremybrenerchs@gmail.com.