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Magic Rookies Jalen Suggs, Franz Wagner Appear on Jimmy Kimmel's Mean Tweets

Twitter fans show no mercy.

Jeremy Brener

Magic Rookies Jalen Suggs, Franz Wagner Appear on Jimmy Kimmel's Mean Tweets
Magic Rookies Jalen Suggs, Franz Wagner Appear on Jimmy Kimmel's Mean Tweets /

ORLANDO - NBA fans can be mean. And often times they take to Twitter to air their frustrations when the team is good, bad or indifferent. Sometimes people are just flat out mean.

Orlando Magic rookies Jalen Suggs and Franz Wagner were on the receiving end of some pretty harsh and NSFW tweets, one of which they got to read on the latest edition of Jimmy Kimmel's "Mean Tweets."

Suggs even had an account dedicated to him called @JalenSuggsSucks.

The irony with the account is that Suggs didn't suck in his rookie season. While the rookie from Gonzaga struggled with injuries during part of the season, the fifth overall pick in last year's draft flashed enough potential to get most fans excited about him for next season.

In 48 appearances during his rookie season, Suggs averaged 11.8 points per game with 4.4 assists.

His teammate, eighth overall pick Franz Wagner, had an even better season for the Magic during his rookie year. Wagner played in all but three games for the Magic last season, averaging 15.2 points per game. 

The rookie from Michigan made First Team All-Rookie alongside the top four picks in last year's draft: Detroit Pistons guard Cade Cunningham, Houston Rockets guard Jalen Green, Cleveland Cavaliers big man Evan Mobley and Toronto Raptors Rookie of the Year Scottie Barnes.

Alongside Suggs and Wagner, the Magic are about to introduce another young piece to the foundation of the franchise when the team picks at No. 1 overall in next week's NBA Draft.

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Jeremy Brener
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.

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