Magic-Suns Injury Report: Orlando's First Game Without Banchero & Wagner; Durant Out for Phoenix

The latest on player health and status entering Sunday evening's contest between the Orlando Magic and Phoenix Suns.

Phoenix Suns center Oso Ighodaro (4) passes the ball in front of Orlando Magic forward Franz Wagner (22) during the second half of an NBA game at Footprint Center. / Rick Scuteri-Imagn Images

ORLANDO, Fla. – The Orlando Magic are back home after a five-game road trip, but only for one game to face the Phoenix Suns inside the Kia Center on Sunday. Tipoff is 6:30 p.m. ET.

The Magic concluded that aforementioned road trip at 3-2 and sit 16-9 overall, but Orlando received a devastating blow during its off-day on Saturday. Learning that fourth-year forward Franz Wagner, who projected as an All-Star this season due to the elevation of his game in Paolo Banchero's absence, has the same torn oblique injury as Banchero is a brutal turn of events for the Magic's young duo.

Since drafting both of them, the Magic have played just one game without either Banchero or Wagner available. But now they're set to add to that total, with Sunday's game versus the visiting Suns being the first game doing so.

Phoenix is 12-10 through 22 games this season – eighth in the West. They fell Saturday evening by 10 points to the Miami Heat and are on the second night of a back-to-back where the tip times were less than 24 hours apart.

Here's the latest on player health and status entering the contest for both teams.

Orlando Magic Injury Report

• Paolo Banchero: OUT (torn right oblique)
• Franz Wagner: OUT (torn right oblique)
• Gary Harris: OUT (left hamstring strain)
• Jonathan Isaac: OUT (sore right hamstring)

Banchero is set to miss his 21st game with his torn right oblique, but it's Wagner's first absence this season due to an injury.

It'll be the seventh absence for Harris this season, who is missing time with a left hamstring strain he picked up on Monday, Nov. 25 at Charlotte. Magic coach Jamahl Mosley told reporters Friday evening in Philadelphia that Harris was "progressing" and "responding to treatment pretty well."

Isaac missed Friday's game versus the 76ers with a sore right hamstring after being a late addition to the Magic's injury report the day of the game. His status is questionable for Sunday evening's tilt versus the Suns.

5:00 p.m. Sunday update: Isaac has been downgraded to OUT for a second consecutive game.

Phoenix Suns Injury Report

• Kevin Durant: OUT (left ankle sprain)
• Ryan Dunn: OUT (left ankle soreness)
• Jusuf Nurkic: OUT (right thigh contusion)

Kevin Durant will miss the contest after ESPN's Shams Charania reported Wednesday that the Suns will re-evaluate the future Hall of Famer in a week after landing on a player's foot in Tuesday's win over the Spurs.

Jusuf Nurkic missed the Saturday contest at Miami with a right thigh contusion. Ryan Dunn, who was questionable with left ankle soreness, didn't play. Both are out for Sunday's game.

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