<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Markelle-Fultz-Magic-.jpg"></figure><h1>Exclusive deep dive on the Markelle Fultz ACL injury and recovery, explained</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-01-15T12:16:19-08:00">January 15th, 12:16pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-01-15T12:19:24-08:00">January 15th, 12:19pm</time><address><a>Calvin Fong</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Markelle Fultz never got his shot.</p><p>With the dazzling ball-handling and playmaking he displayed in college, Fultz was supposed to be the catalyst for the Philadelphia 76ers – propelling Ben Simmons and Joel Embiid to the next level in 2017.</p><p>Instead, a series of shoulder injuries and off-court drama hampered Fultz. He was forced to alter his shot, was shut down for long periods of time, and looked nothing close to the superstar he was billed as.</p><p>Some called it the “yips,” while others pointed to unhealthy relationships within his inner circle. More concretely, he was diagnosed with Thoracic Outlet Syndrome in December 2018.</p><p>After Philadelphia gave up on him, a fresh start in Orlando felt like a godsend.</p><p>Following a trade to the Magic, Markelle Fultz blossomed in the 2019-20 season. Playing 72 games, he finally had the right blend of health, confidence, and opportunity. Even more encouraging, he had regained some of his shooting and explosiveness, scoring 12 points a game – a career-high.</p><p>His strong play continued into the 2020-21 season, where he contributed to the Magic’s strong 6-2 start. </p><p>But on January 6, 2021, Fultz was driving to the basket when he <a href="https://www.nba.com/news/magics-markelle-fultz-exits-with-left-knee-injury-will-not-return">collapsed to the ground in a heap</a>. It was an ACL tear, and it would end his season.</p><p>After already lumbering down a long road to recover his self-confidence, he has another in front of him.</p><p>To get a glimpse into Fultz’s journey ahead, ClutchPoints spoke with Philip Bennion, MD – an orthopedic surgeon for <a href="https://phoenixspineandjoint.com/">Phoenix Spine and Joint</a>.</p><h2><b>The Markelle Fultz Injury</b></h2><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/fultz3-1024x574.jpg"></figure><p>Bennion explained that the ACL is crucial because it’s necessary for athletes “to run, jump, plant their foot and change direction, and pivot on that extremity. It stabilizes the joint through these types of activities.”</p><p>A tear, then, is catastrophic. With the return time generally around a year, recovery varies from person to person.</p><p>Derrick Rose, for example, famously tore his ACL in 2012 at the end of an MVP season. He’s lacked some of his lightning quickness and explosiveness in the years since he’s returned. By contrast, Zach LaVine had the same injury in 2017. But after his recovery, LaVine was still flying high on dunks and showing the same impressive hops he had pre-injury.</p><p>With Fultz, it’s an unknown.</p><p>Bennion expounded that each case is different and involves a lot more factors than just the tear. There could be “other concomitant injuries that the athlete doesn’t know about in that athlete’s knee,” Bennion asserted. Other variants could include “psychological factors, where they are in their careers, and what their pressures are from their position.”</p><p>Rose, for example, dealt with a series of injuries that all piled up on one another. Never regaining his MVP form wasn’t the result of just one catastrophe, but of many.</p><h2><b>Journey of Recovery</b></h2><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Magic-news-Markelle-Fultz-heads-to-the-locker-room-with-finger-injury-1024x574.jpg"></figure><p>It’s crucial for athletes to take their time in recovery. When players are ready to start rehabbing, they have one leg that’s now weaker than the opposite leg. It’s atrophied, Dr. Bennion explained. The player is also completely out of shape, and you have to re-introduce activities like jumping, running, and pivoting in a systematic way to not mess up the surgery.</p><p>Bennion noted that re-injury is always a large concern: “One of the most important facets of that injury is to prevent the injury happening all over again. It’s certainly possible to have a re-rupture. If an ACL ruptures the first time, there’s a significant chance a graft ruptures the second time….We rebuild the athlete from the ground up.”</p><p>Rebuilding an athlete involves their mental state as well. Psychologically, players are often not the same returning from a devastating injury. In 2007, after tearing three knee ligaments and fracturing his patella, Shaun Livingston faced an arduous uphill battle. Livingston has since said that the toughest part of coming back was the mental hurdles – the psychological aspect of getting behind the metaphorical wheel again after a horrific crash.</p><p>For Livingston, that meant getting back on the court and playing the game that almost cost him his entire leg. As a result, Livingston, and all athletes who suffer devastating injuries, shifted his perspective. From that point on, every action from driving to the basket to simply jumping for a rebound carried a neon warning of re-injury.</p><p>Dr. Bennion laid out the basics of the psychological battle. The athlete must have clear goals, he said. “The first thing is to look it sure in the face and understand what it is and what our goals are. Then we can create a plan.”</p><p>Bennion proposed a question that would define each player’s mindset: is this going to be a career-ending injury or a career-postponing injury?</p><p>The importance of having a team the player trusts through all of this can’t be overstated, Bennion believed. Made up of everyone from the orthopedic surgeon to the nutritionist to the physical therapist, it’s the group of people dedicated to restoring the player back to his pre-injury level of play.</p><p>For Markelle Fultz, that team is crucial. The road ahead is riddled with physical and psychological struggles – especially after what he’s already been through early in his career. But if he exhibits the mental fortitude he demonstrated the past couple of years, this will merely be a career-postponing injury. </p><p>With rejuvenated confidence and a return to form, Fultz was about ready to break out in the 2020-21 season. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nuggets-news-how-not-to-defend-stephen-curry-otherworldly-deep-shots-michael-malone/" rel="noopener">The shot at stardom that had eluded</a> him early on had finally presented itself again.</p><p>But the timeline has shifted, with the recovery process looming overhead. And Fultz, undoubtedly, will be working hard behind the scenes to return as a pivotal piece for the Magic.</p><p>And in time, he’ll get his shot back once again.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Exclusive deep dive on the Markelle Fultz ACL injury and recovery, explained

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Magic-Aaron-Gordon.jpg"></figure><h1>Magic star Aaron Gordon down with bubble in non-NBA cities</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-01-13T09:13:44-08:00">January 13th, 9:13am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-01-13T09:14:14-08:00">January 13th, 9:14am</time><address><a>Jeremy Chua</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The COVID-19 pandemic has already shredded many NBA rosters and forced players to sit out games due to positive cases. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/magic-news-star-aaron-gordon-destroys-giannis-antetokounmpo-with-poster-slam/">Orlando Magic</a> forward Aaron Gordon shared his opinion on the matter and jokingly claimed that he would be down to have a bubble in non-NBA cities like the Bahamas or Hawaii, given that they get to bring their families with them, via a post on <a href="https://twitter.com/Double0AG/status/1349391680508715009">Twitter</a>.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">It’s starting to get janky…I’d be cool with a bubble if it was in the Bahamas or Hawaii and we got to bring our family/wife or girlfriend</p><p>— Aaron Gordon (@Double0AG) <a href="https://twitter.com/Double0AG/status/1349391680508715009?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">January 13, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Gordon and the Magic have also been lacking a handful of key players on their roster due to several injuries. Veteran swingman Evan Fournier continues to miss time due to a back injury while Michael Carter-Williams is still out due to a sprained left foot.</p><p>Al-Farouq Aminu is also on the sidelines due to a right knee injury while sophomore Chuma Okeke is still recovering from a bone bruise in his left knee. Both Markelle Fultz and Jonathan Isaac are already ruled out of the season due to similar torn ACL injuries.</p><p>With all the absences, the Magic are now down to 11 active players on their roster including a couple of two-way players in Jordan Bone and Karim Mane. Orlando is currently on a three-game losing skid to account for a 6-5 record and fifth in the Eastern Conference.</p><p>The COVID-19 pandemic also caused the Magic’s game against the Boston Celtics to be postponed due to their opponents not being able to field a minimum of seven players on the floor.</p><p>Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the Magic will visit the Celtics in the second game of a supposed back-to-back encounter on Jan. 15.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Magic star Aaron Gordon down with bubble in non-NBA cities

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/ag.jpg"><figcaption>CP</figcaption></figure><h1>VIDEO: Magic star Aaron Gordon destroys Giannis Antetokounmpo with poster slam</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-01-11T18:59:14-08:00">January 11th, 6:59pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-01-11T19:00:22-08:00">January 11th, 7:00pm</time><address><a>Virgil Villanueva</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>In the fourth quarter of the duel between the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/orlando-magic/">Orlando Magic</a> and the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/milwaukee-bucks/">Milwaukee Bucks</a>, Aaron Gordon just blessed <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/giannis-antetokounmpo/ac1b0975/">Giannis Antetokounmpo</a> with a massive poster.</p><p>Peep the <a href="https://twitter.com/BleacherReport/status/1348811856966606848" rel="noopener">clip</a> below to witness Antetokounmpo getting slammed on by Gordon. It wasn’t a clean dunk, but it does qualify for a poster finish. Props should be given to Antetokounmpo for trying to take the charge, but the referees just allowed the play to go on without blowing the whistle.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">AARON GORDON POSTER ON GIANNIS <a href="https://t.co/WBCESMj7Ns" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/WBCESMj7Ns</a></p><p>— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) <a href="https://twitter.com/BleacherReport/status/1348811856966606848?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">January 12, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Although Giannis Antetokounmpo was embarrassed in one play, it was him and the Bucks who had the last laugh after they convincingly won the game against the Magic, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/scores/nba/0956b05b-3346-4c56-9bde-27c7332bc4ed/milwaukee-bucks-orlando-magic-01-12-2021" rel="noopener">121-99</a>.</p><p>The Greek Freak had 22 points, six rebounds and four assists. Khris Middleton had 20 points and 10 rebounds, while Bobby Portis also scored 20 and Bryn Forbes chipped in 14. The Bucks have won two straight games now after losing to the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/utah-jazz/">Utah Jazz</a> last Friday.</p><p>As for Aaron Gordon, he also had a good night for the Magic with 21 points, five rebounds and eight assists. Nikola Vucevic led all scorers with 28 points and 13 rebounds, while rookie Cole Anthony chipped in 12.</p><p>After a strong 6-2 start, the Magic have now fallen to 6-5. Their loss to the Bucks marked their third defeat in a row. However, it is worth noting that guard Markelle Fultz will be out for the season after suffering an ACL injury against the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/cleveland-cavaliers/">Cleveland Cavaliers</a> last week.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

VIDEO: Magic star Aaron Gordon destroys Giannis Antetokounmpo with poster slam

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/magic-news-orlando-applies-for-61-million-exception-after-markelle-fultzs-season-ending-injury.jpg"></figure><h1>Report: Magic apply for $6.1 million exception after Markelle Fultz’s season-ending injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-01-11T07:32:53-08:00">January 11th, 7:32am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-01-11T07:32:53-08:00">January 11th, 7:32am</time><address><a>Jeremy Chua</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Orlando Magic have applied for a $6.1 million disabled player exception in the wake of Markelle Fultz’s <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/magic-news-markelle-fultz-suffers-season-ending-acl-tear/" rel="noopener">season-ending ACL injury</a>, per <a href="https://twitter.com/JoshuaBRobbins/status/1348639133086920705?s=20">The Athletic’s Josh Robbins.</a></p><p>Fultz recently went down in the first quarter of their game against the Cleveland Cavaliers, suffering a torn ACL injury in his left knee. Despite his absence, the Magic still notched the 105-94 victory over the Cavs to snag their sixth win of the season. Orlando has since been blown out twice in a row.</p><p>The 2017 top overall pick finished his season with averages of 12.9 points on 39.4% shooting from the field along with 3.1 rebounds and 5.4 assists per game. He previously signed a three-year, $50 million extension to remain with the Magic moving forward.</p><p>Orlando is dealing with a number of injuries to start this season. Aside from Fultz, veteran swingman Evan Fournier has been missing games due to a nagging back injury. Al-Farouq Aminu, Michael Carter-Williams, and Chuma Okeke are all dealing with their respective injuries as well.</p><p>Meanwhile, Jonathan Isaac was already ruled out for the entirety of the 2020-2021 season after suffering his own torn ACL in the Orlando bubble back in August.</p><p>The Magic will have to get rid of a player if they feel the need to use this exception because of their full roster. Orlando could look to also apply for an injury hardship exception due to all of the injuries plaguing the roster.</p><p>However, the luxury tax could impact any decisions made to add depth to this roster. The Magic are just a few million below the tax line, and ownership may not want to pay the tax for a team that’s obviously not a title contender.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Report: Magic apply for $6.1 million exception after Markelle Fultz’s season-ending injury

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Aaron-Gordon-gets-_load-management_-excuse-for-latest-absence.jpg"></figure><h1>Magic’s Aaron Gordon gets ‘load management’ excuse for latest absence</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-01-08T11:34:32-08:00">January 8th, 11:34am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-01-08T11:34:32-08:00">January 8th, 11:34am</time><address><a>Marty Fenn</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Orlando Magic forward Aaron Gordon will not play in Friday’s game against the Houston Rockets.</p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/TheSteinLine/status/1347620417868075009">Marc Stein of the </a><i><a href="https://twitter.com/TheSteinLine/status/1347620417868075009">New York Times</a> </i>reported Gordon has been ruled out due to “injury management” on Gordon’s left hamstring.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">The Magic have ruled out Aaron Gordon for tonight's game in Houston due to "injury management" on Gordon's left hamstring</p><p>— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheSteinLine/status/1347620417868075009?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">January 8, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>However, considering Gordon had played in the team’s first eight games, this could just be an excuse for load management.</p><p>Gordon left the NBA’s bubble in Orlando due to a strained left hamstring, and it appears that the same hamstring is still giving him issues.</p><p>Indeed, the Magic have been slightly more judicious with Gordon’s minutes. The former Arizona star is averaging 25.1 minutes per game this year, down from 32.5 minutes last season.</p><p>Interestingly, the minutes decrease has actually resulted in more efficiency. Gordon is averaging 13.9 points and 7.1 rebounds. He is shooting close to 49 percent from the field, including a more respectable 35.5 percent from beyond the arc.</p><p>Gordon is also seeing a higher usage than he had in the prior two seasons. Increased usage and efficiency reflect well on his advanced numbers, as the 25-year-old is averaging a career-high 18.5 Player Efficiency Rating and .146 Win Shares per 48 minutes, per <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/g/gordoaa01.html#all_advanced">Basketball-Reference</a>.</p><p>Gordon’s strong play is one of the reasons Orlando is off to a 6-2 start. The Magic rank fourth in the NBA in defensive rating, though they have also had the benefit of a fairly easy schedule to begin the season.</p><p>Still, Steve Clifford and Co. will undoubtedly take every win they can at this stage. The Magic need Gordon to continue on his present course, especially with Markelle Fultz now <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/magic-news-markelle-fultz-suffers-season-ending-acl-tear/">out for the year</a> and Jonathan Isaac already sidelined.</p><p>As such, Orlando will give Gordon’s hamstring a quick rest.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Magic’s Aaron Gordon gets ‘load management’ excuse for latest absence

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Markelle-Fultz-Magic-1.jpg"></figure><h1>3 best Magic trades to find Markelle Fultz replacement</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-01-07T06:23:12-08:00">January 7th, 6:23am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-01-07T06:24:14-08:00">January 7th, 6:24am</time><address><a>Kriel Ibarrola</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Orlando Magic guard Markelle Fultz will face another tough test in his young NBA career after he tore his ACL on Wednesday. The injury-riddled 22-year-old guard will miss the remainder of the 2020-21 season.</p><p>It truly is a shame that Fultz will once again have to work his way back to health after overcoming serious injuries since joining the league.</p><p>What makes this latest ordeal, even harder to swallow for Fultz and his fans was the fact that the former no.1 overall pick was finally breaking out of his shell and coming out on his own for the Magic this season.</p><p>The 6-foot-4 playmaker was a big reason for Orlando’s best start in franchise history (4-0). The Magic were also able to become the last NBA team to suffer a defeat, thanks in large part to Markelle Fultz’s emergence.</p><p>After barely making an impact in his early years with the Philadelphia 76ers, the University of Washington product finally realized that high ceiling when he moved to Florida in 2019. In eight games for Orlando this season, Fultz notched career-bests of 12.9 points and 5.4 dimes as the starting point guard for coach Steve Clifford.</p><p>While the Magic still have capable guys in Michael Carter-Williams and promising rookie Cole Anthony to fill the void, for now, they must find another capable floor general to keep their momentum going.</p><p>Fultz’s injury doesn’t mean it’s the end of the world for the Magic, who <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/5-players-the-warriors-can-trade-for-with-9-3-million-trade-exception/" rel="noopener">can take a page off the Golden State Warriors’ book</a> with their handling of Klay Thompson’s injury.</p><p>The Magic can apply for a Disabled Player Exception (DPE) worth $6.1M for Fultz, which they can use to get an injury replacement player via signing or trade.</p><p>The team already has some significant<a href="https://twitter.com/BobbyMarks42/status/1347010047457566722" rel="noopener"> DPE of $3.7M they used on Jonathan Isaac</a> when he got injured inside the bubble.</p><p>Sure, there will be cheaper and more attainable options in free agency like unsigned veterans Isaiah Thomas or Jamal Crawford.</p><p>But considering they will have almost $10 million in DPE clause to be used anytime before April, it looks like the Magic will have the means to trade for an established veteran guard who can make a difference right away.</p><p>Here are the three best trade options for the Magic in the wake of Markelle Fultz’s season-ending injury.</p><h2><b>Derrick Rose</b></h2><p>Every team looking to add a tested point guard will have to inquire for Pistons’ sparkplug Derrick Rose. The youngest MVP in NBA history is one of the most in-demand trade targets this season. The remaining $7.6 million on his expiring contract offers financial flexibility for teams.</p><p>The Magic won’t regret using their DPE clause on him as he gives them a starter-caliber point guard who can make plays for Nikola Vucevic and Aaron Gordon.</p><p>Rose’s rejuvenated play over the last few seasons is indeed proof that he can still be a difference-maker in the league, despite no longer being the star he used to be.</p><p>In hindsight, Rose already possesses all the skills that Fultz was bringing in for Orlando in his breakout year. Injuries aside, D-Rose is still one heck of a slasher and one of the fastest players who can steer the Magic’s new high-octane offense.</p><h2><b>Lou Williams</b></h2><p>Like Rose, Sweet Lou is also reportedly on the trading block and could be moved before the deadline. The Clippers are entertaining the best offers they can get for the three-time Sixth Man of the Year winner, and the Magic do have an enticing offer with that DPE clause. Williams is owed $8 million in 2020-21 and should be attainable for Orlando.</p><p>Orlando also has some nice young pieces on that roster that the Magic could make available in the event that the Clips want to get more for the reserve guard.</p><p>Williams, a 16-year vet, could be plugged into any NBA roster and provide instant offense right off the bat. Markelle Fultz’s injury opens up minutes for rookie Cole Anthony to take over that starting spot. He’ll certainly learn a lot under the guidance of Williams, who has already accomplished a lot in his career.</p><p>Plus, a guy like Williams ensures the Magic another scoring threat to take the pressure off Vucevic, Gordon, and Evan Fournier.</p><h2><b>Dennis Smith Jr. </b></h2><p>In the event that the two aforementioned veterans have already been scooped up by other teams, the Magic could opt to take a younger but unproven talent in DSJ. The high-leaping guard has only played one game for the New York Knicks this season and has fallen out of rotation behind Elfrid Payton, Immanuel Quickley, and Frank Ntilikina.</p><p>Smith, however, is still owed $13 million over the next two seasons, making him out of the Magic’s price range. However, they can probably still get a deal done with an enticing package to match salaries or get a third team in the mix.</p><p>DSJ has underwhelmed in his NBA career since leaving the Dallas Mavericks, but like Markelle Fultz, maybe he can resurrect his career in Orlando if given the opportunity.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

3 best Magic trades to find Markelle Fultz replacement

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/fultz3.jpg"><figcaption>CP</figcaption></figure><h1>Magic guard Markelle Fultz speaks out after suffering devastating ACL injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-01-06T20:23:41-08:00">January 6th, 8:23pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-01-06T20:23:41-08:00">January 6th, 8:23pm</time><address><a>Virgil Villanueva</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>After suffering a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/magic-news-markelle-fultz-suffers-season-ending-acl-tear/" rel="noopener">season-ending ACL injury</a>, Orlando Magic guard Markelle Fultz thanked his fans and shared a positive mindset as he enters the long rehabilitation process.</p><p>Via Twitter, Fultz gave a shoutout to his fans and his Magic teammates, whom he referred to as “brothers.” He also asked their supporters to “keep riding” with them.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="und"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/F2G?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">#F2G</a> 🙏🏽 <a href="https://t.co/AJCuREAIM9" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/AJCuREAIM9</a></p><p>— Markelle Fultz (@MarkelleF) <a href="https://twitter.com/MarkelleF/status/1347026478236622850?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">January 7, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Below is the play where Fultz tore his ACL. On his way to the hoop, Fultz went for a Euro step to avoid the defender. But even before completing the move, the 22-year-old Magic guard went down and immediately clutched his knee while grimacing in pain.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Prayers up for Markelle Fultz. 🙏🙏<a href="https://t.co/zoI5lm4i4x" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/zoI5lm4i4x</a></p><p>— Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheHoopCentral/status/1346975333380026368?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">January 7, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>The 2020-21 NBA season had been looking like Markelle Fultz’s breakout year. He had started all eight games for the Magic and entered Tuesday’s game averaging <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/f/fultzma01.html">14.3 points</a>, 3.6 rebounds and 6.1 assists. Last season, Fultz played 72 games (60 starts), the most in his young career and a positive sign that he’s finally healthy after two seasons nursing a shoulder injury.</p><p>But like Fultz, his Magic teammate Terrence Ross knows that the young guard will rise up to the occasion and come back stronger.</p><blockquote>“If anybody can handle it, it’s ‘Kelle,” Ross said, per <a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/30664706/orlando-magic-markelle-fultz-injures-left-knee-return-vs-cleveland-cavaliers">ESPN</a>. “He got the heart of a lion. He’s super talented. He’s always positive. I know he will be able to handle this, and we all got his back and will be here for him.“You hate to see this, especially for a guy who had already fought through so much and came back and was balling. Now this. It is one of those things that will make him stronger and he will come back from this. I have no doubt.”</blockquote><p>The Magic, who currently have an 6-2 record, will have their first game of the season without Fultz on Friday against the Houston Rockets.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Magic guard Markelle Fultz speaks out after suffering devastating ACL injury

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Markelle-Fultz-Magic.jpg"></figure><h1>Magic guard Markelle Fultz suffers season-ending ACL tear</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-01-06T19:23:15-08:00">January 6th, 7:23pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-01-06T19:23:15-08:00">January 6th, 7:23pm</time><address><a>Dijo Songco</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Orlando Magic starting point guard Markelle Fultz is now officially out for the NBA season. Fultz suffered a torn ACL in his left knee on Wednesday against the Cleveland Cavaliers as he was driving against Isaac Okoro early in the first quarter.</p><p>The 22-year-old Fultz won’t be able to complete another regular season in his young NBA career, making it the third time in four years for the first overall pick of the 2017 NBA Draft.</p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania">Shams Charania of The Atheltic</a> broke the news on Twitter a few hours after the unfortunate injury.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Orlando Magic guard Markelle Fultz has suffered a season-ending torn ACL in left knee.</p><p>— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) <a href="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1347008762255613953?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">January 7, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Fultz only played four minutes before being wheeled out, scoring three points.</p><p>The former University of Washington standout had a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/magic-news-markelle-fultz-reaches-3-year-50-million-extension-orlando/">promising start to his second year with the Magic</a>. He has started all of their first seven games and has been quite impressive as Steve Clifford’s top point guard option.</p><p>Prior to the game against the Cavaliers, Fultz was averaging career-high numbers with 14.3 points and 6.1 assists per contest. His steady play was one of the main reasons why the Magic have an impressive 6-2 record.</p><p>Last season, Fultz was able to stay healthy and suit up for an entire campaign for the first time in his NBA career. He played 72 regular season games for the Magic and started 60 of them.</p><p>Prior to joining the Magic, Markelle Fultz spent his first two years with the Philadelphia 76ers, where a shoulder injury kept him out for the majority of his stay.</p><p>His road in the NBA has been tough and it now seems that it’s about to get tougher.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Magic guard Markelle Fultz suffers season-ending ACL tear

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Markelle_Fultz_reacts_to__MVP__chants_he_recently_received_in_Orlando.jpg"></figure><h1>BREAKING: Magic PG Markelle Fultz suffers season-ending ACL tear</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-01-06T18:41:27-08:00">January 6th, 6:41pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-01-06T19:33:40-08:00">January 6th, 7:33pm</time><address><a>Dijo Songco</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Orlando Magic starting point guard Markelle Fultz is now officially out for the NBA season. Fultz suffered a torn ACL in his left knee on Wednesday against the Cleveland Cavaliers as he was driving against Isaac Okoro early in the first quarter.</p><p>The 22-year-old Fultz won’t be able to complete another regular season in his young NBA career, making it the third time in four years for the first overall pick of the 2017 NBA Draft.</p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania">Shams Charania of The Atheltic</a> broke the news on Twitter a few hours after the unfortunate injury.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Orlando Magic guard Markelle Fultz has suffered a season-ending torn ACL in left knee.</p><p>— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) <a href="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1347008762255613953?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">January 7, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Fultz only played four minutes before being wheeled out, scoring three points.</p><p>The former University of Washington standout had a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/magic-news-markelle-fultz-reaches-3-year-50-million-extension-orlando/">promising start to his second year with the Magic</a>. He has started all of their first seven games and has been quite impressive as Steve Clifford’s top point guard option.</p><p>Prior to the game against the Cavaliers, Fultz was averaging career-high numbers with 14.3 points and 6.1 assists per contest. His steady play was one of the main reasons why the Magic have an impressive 6-2 record.</p><p>Last season, Fultz was able to stay healthy and suit up for an entire campaign for the first time in his NBA career. He played 72 regular season games for the Magic and started 60 of them.</p><p>Prior to joining the Magic, Markelle Fultz spent his first two years with the Philadelphia 76ers, where a shoulder injury kept him out for the majority of his stay.</p><p>His road in the NBA has been tough and it now seems that it’s about to get tougher.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

BREAKING: Magic PG Markelle Fultz suffers season-ending ACL tear

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/fultz.jpg"><figcaption>CP</figcaption></figure><h1>Magic guard Markelle Fultz injures leg and leaves Cavs game</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-01-06T17:00:22-08:00">January 6th, 5:00pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-01-06T17:00:22-08:00">January 6th, 5:00pm</time><address><a>Michael Corvo</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Prayers up for Markelle Fultz. The Orlando Magic guard went down with a non-contact knee injury in the first quarter of their matchup with the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday night.</p><p>As Fultz <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPointsApp/status/1346977128542179328" rel="noopener">drove to the left through the lane</a>, he awkwardly planted with his left leg and fell to the floor in pain.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Prayers up for Markelle Fultz 🙏🏽</p><p>Fultz went down with a non-contact knee injury early in tonight's game vs. the Cavs.<a href="https://t.co/g3reYfBjRQ" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/g3reYfBjRQ</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPointsApp/status/1346977128542179328?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">January 7, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>According to <a href="https://twitter.com/ChrisBHaynes/status/1346977779019993093" rel="noopener">Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports</a>, Markelle Fultz will not return to Wednesday’s game.</p><p>Since last season, Fultz has been one of the feel-good stories of the NBA. In his first season with the Magic, the former no. 1 overall pick started 60 of 72 games and averaged 12.1 points and 5.1 assists. The 22-year-old had been building off his encouraging first season in Orlando through seven games in 2020-21, putting up 14.3 points and 6.1 assists per contest.</p><p>More importantly, he looked to be settles as Orlando’s starting point guard and key contributor.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Markelle Fultz let it rip 😤 <a href="https://t.co/eYHtO29gTQ" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/eYHtO29gTQ</a></p><p>— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) <a href="https://twitter.com/SportsCenter/status/1346266996166561793?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">January 5, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Fultz has experienced a welcome resurgence with the Magic after two difficult seasons—mentally and physically—with the Philadelphia 76ers. Hr seemed to find a groove in Orlando and silenced any “bust” talk, though his 3-point shot remains a work in progress.</p><p>In December, he was <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/magic-news-markelle-fultz-reaches-3-year-50-million-extension-orlando/">rewarded</a> with a three-year, $50 million extension.</p><p>Fultz was selected out of Washington with the no. 1 overall by Philly in the 2017 draft. He played only 14 games during his rookie season and 19 in his second. In need of a change of scenery, the Sixers <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/orlando-magic-pull-trigger-on-low-risk-high-reward-move-to-add-former-no-1-pick-markelle-fultz/">traded</a> Fultz to the Magic in Feb. 2019 for Jonathan Simmons and two draft picks.</p><p>Hopefully, the diagnosis won’t be as bad as it looks. The team’s backup point guard, Michael Carter-Williams, was ruled out Wednesday with a bone bruise and sprained ligament in his foot.</p><p>Orlando selected point guard Cole Anthony with the no. 15 overall pick in the 2020 draft.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Magic guard Markelle Fultz injures leg and leaves Cavs game

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/yoda.jpg"><figcaption>ClutchPoints</figcaption></figure><h1>Magic’s Nikola Vucevic jokes he’s divorcing his wife over blatant Yoda disrespect</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-12-22T14:49:18-08:00">December 22nd, 2:49pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-12-22T14:49:51-08:00">December 22nd, 2:49pm</time><address><a>Skyler Carlin</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Nikola Vucevic is a prominent member of the Orlando Magic and he is evidently an avid fan of the Star Wars series. While sharing a humorous story on Twitter, <a href="https://twitter.com/NikolaVucevic/status/1341481529491525632?s=20">Vucevic joked that he divorced his wife</a> after she disrespected Yoda.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">My son has a Star Wars crib sheet and my wife asked him “where is the frog” while pointing at Yoda and now we’re divorced</p><p>— Nikola Vucevic (@NikolaVucevic) <a href="https://twitter.com/NikolaVucevic/status/1341481529491525632?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">December 22, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Vucevic has been one of the most underrated players in the NBA since joining the Magic in 2012. After being drafted in the first round of the 2011 NBA Draft by the Philadelphia 76ers, Vucevic was traded to Orlando after just one season in Philadelphia.</p><p>In his eight seasons with the Magic, Vucevic has averaged 17.1 points, 10.7 rebounds, 2.7 assists, and one block per game. Just a season ago, he produced 19.6 points, 10.9 rebounds, and 3.6 assists in 62 games for Orlando.</p><p>Ahead of the 2019-2020 season, Vucevic declared that he <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/magic-news-nikola-vucevic-wants-to-expand-game-improve-3-point-shooting/">wanted to improve</a> his offensive game by taking more three-pointers for the Magic. The former first-round selection chucked up a career-high 4.7 three-point attempts per game last season, making 33.9 percent of them.</p><p>Besides shooting more on the perimeter, Vucevic also signed a four-year, $100 million extension with the Magic before the 2019 season. Given that, he’s under contract with the team through the 2022-2023 season, with him set to become an unrestricted free agent in 2023.</p><p>Seeing that Vucevic plays in Florida with the Magic, he likely spends time in Disney World and Disney Land. Therefore, he probably spends time at the Star Wars rides and events that take place at both venues. While he seems to be an avid fan of Star Wars, it’s apparent that Vucevic has likely watched The Mandalorian series by himself.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Magic’s Nikola Vucevic jokes he’s divorcing his wife over blatant Yoda disrespect

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/isaac.jpg"><figcaption>Clutchpoints</figcaption></figure><h1>Jonathan Isaac gets huge 4-year, $80 million extension from Magic</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-12-21T15:11:27-08:00">December 21st, 3:11pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-12-21T15:11:52-08:00">December 21st, 3:11pm</time><address><a>Michael Corvo</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Orlando Magic have signed Jonathan Isaac to a four-year, $80 million <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/suns-news-the-reason-behind-phoenixs-magical-bubble-run-per-chris-paul/">contract extension</a>, his agent told ESPN’s <a href="https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1341148369415262208">Adrian Wojnarowski.</a></p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Jonathan Isaac has agreed to a four-year, $80M extension with the Orlando Magic, his agent Jeff Wechsler tells ESPN.</p><p>— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) <a href="https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1341148369415262208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">December 21, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Isaac will miss his fourth NBA season as he recovers from the torn ACL he suffered in the second seeding game in the bubble, but still has the highest ceiling of anybody on the Magic roster.</p><p>The 23-year old was hampered by a knee injury last season prior to the hiatus with the Magic, though he averaged career-best marks of 14.8 points, 8.5 rebounds, and 2.9 blocks per-36 minutes in 34 games. The near-seven-footer shot 34% on 3.5 three-point attempts per game in 2019-20, and looked more confident than ever beyond the arc.</p><p>Isaac hasn’t quite lived up to the promise that made him the No. 6 overall pick of the Magic in the 2017 draft, but he was limited to just 27 games as a rookie. He played 75 games and started 64 in 2018-19, and became a key player and defensive force on a playoff team.</p><p>He looked like a Defensive Player of the Year candidate last season before he suffered the knee injury on Jan. 1 that ended his pre-pandemic season. Clearly, the Magic still believe in his potential to become one of the league’s top defenders.</p><p>The Magic also extended Markelle Fultz on Monday, reaching terms with the former no. 1 overall pick on a three-year, $50 million deal.</p><p>The extensions will keep Isaac and Fultz out of unrestricted free agency in the summer of 2021 for the Magic.</p><p>Orlando has lost in the first round each of the past two seasons under head coach Steve Clifford. The Magic begin their Isaac-less 2020-21 campaign on Wednesday, in a matchup against the Miami Heat at the Amway Center.</p><p>Congrats to Isaac and Fultz on their respective paydays with the Magic.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Jonathan Isaac gets huge 4-year, $80 million extension from Magic

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/fultz.jpg"><figcaption>CP</figcaption></figure><h1>Markelle Fultz reaches 3-year, $50 million extension with Magic</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-12-21T15:08:15-08:00">December 21st, 3:08pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-12-21T15:08:15-08:00">December 21st, 3:08pm</time><address><a>Skyler Carlin</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Markelle Fultz was once labeled as a bust, but now, he is signing a new contract with the Orlando Magic.</p><p>According to <a href="https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1341145517879930881" rel="noopener">ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski</a>, Fultz has agreed to a three-year, $50 million extension with the Magic.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Markelle Fultz has agreed to a three-year, $50 million extension with Orlando, his agent Raymond Brothers of <a href="https://twitter.com/RocNationSports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@RocNationSports</a> tells ESPN.</p><p>— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) <a href="https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1341145517879930881?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">December 21, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Markelle Fultz began his career as the No. 1 overall pick by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2017 NBA Draft. Coming out of Washington, he was an extremely talented guard that could score on all three levels of the floor.</p><p>However, the Magic guard dealt with a shoulder injury in his rookie season that would cause him to relearn how to shoot the basketball. As a result, he spent plenty of time altering his jump shot, working tirelessly to try and get back to where he was in college. In his rookie season, Fultz played in only 14 games, recording 7.1 points, 3.1 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game.</p><p>The Washington product proceeded to spend only two seasons with the Sixers due to his injury woes. Following his time in Philadelphia, Fultz was <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/orlando-magic-pull-trigger-on-low-risk-high-reward-move-to-add-former-no-1-pick-markelle-fultz/">traded</a> to the Magic before the 2019-20 season, with Orlando hoping they could help him return to being a potential star.</p><p>While he didn’t put up gaudy numbers, Fultz showed improvement in his first year with Orlando. Besides being able to play in 72 games, Fultz managed to average a career-best 12.1 points and 5.1 assists while playing 27.7 minutes per game for the Magic.</p><p>After inking a three-year deal with Orlando, it seems as if Fultz may have been able to finally find a place to call home with the Magic.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Markelle Fultz reaches 3-year, $50 million extension with Magic

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Trae-Young-nutmegs-Magic_s-Nikola-Vucevic-with-nifty-dime.jpg"></figure><h1>VIDEO: Trae Young nutmegs Magic’s Nikola Vucevic with nifty dime</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-12-11T18:03:46-08:00">December 11th, 6:03pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-12-11T18:04:33-08:00">December 11th, 6:04pm</time><address><a>Kriel Ibarrola</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hawks-news-trae-youngs-16-emoji-reaction-to-news-breaking-on-new-signature-shoe/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Atlanta Hawks</a> All-Star Trae Young is already bringing out his bag of tricks this early in the preseason. Young and the rest of the rejuvenated Hawks returned to the hardwood on Friday against the Orlando Magic at the State Farm Arena. The 22-year-old shooter did not waste any time, as he used Nikola Vucevic’s wide-open stance to drop a highlight reel-worthy pass.</p><p>We’re still a few weeks away from Christmas, but Young already brought out the nutmeg with this brilliant find to his wide-open teammate Clint Capela. Here’s the magnificent dish that caught the Magic frontline off guard.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">This Trae nutmeg pass 😳 <a href="https://t.co/BHhwnbs1iM" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/BHhwnbs1iM</a></p><p>— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) <a href="https://twitter.com/BleacherReport/status/1337570422682882048?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">December 12, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>After finding himself in a mismatch against the 7-foot Montenegrin, Trae Young wisely pulled back to survey the scene. Clint Capela, for his part, made a phenomenal read and cut straight to the middle for arguably one of the easiest baskets of his life.</p><p>Trae Young, meanwhile, looks like he is still getting his legs back following Atlanta’s rather long lay-off this year. The Hawks were not invited to the bubble at Walt Disney World after their horrendous 20-47 finish in the 2019-20 campaign. Young emerged as the team’s franchise player last season, averaging 29.6 points on 43.7 percent shooting from the field and 36.1 from downtown in 60 games. He also collected 4.2 rebounds, 9.3 assists, and 1.1 steals in his sensational sophomore season.</p><p>The Hawks re-tooled greatly this offseason to surround Young with some much-needed help. <a href="https://www.si.com/nba/2020/11/22/nba-free-agency-tracker-bogdan-bogdanovic-hawks">They signed tested veterans like Rajon Rondo, Danilo Gallinari, and Bojan Bogdanovic in free agency</a>, and picked Onyeka Okungwu in the 2020 Draft. The Hawks are expected to make a splash in the East this season. For sure, we can expect more passes like this from Young once the regular season officially starts.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

VIDEO: Trae Young nutmegs Magic’s Nikola Vucevic with nifty dime

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Magic-news-Terrence-Ross-suffers-hairline-fracture-in-left-big-toe-Thumbnail.jpg"></figure><h1>Terrence Ross suffers hairline fracture in left big toe</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-12-07T09:24:31-08:00">December 7th, 9:24am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-12-07T09:24:31-08:00">December 7th, 9:24am</time><address><a>Jeremy Chua</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/orlando-magic/">Orlando Magic</a> swingman Terrence Ross recently sustained a hairline fracture in his left toe as revealed by an MRI result, per <a href="https://twitter.com/JoshuaBRobbins/status/1335985594028216324">The Athletic</a>‘s Josh Robbins. The speed of his recovery will ultimately dictate the timetable for his return on the floor for the Magic.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">After an MRI, Terrence Ross has what team officials have labeled a minor, non-displaced, hairline fracture in his left left big toe. Ross will keep participating in non-contact practice work. His return date to contact will depend on how quickly he heals.</p><p>— Josh Robbins (@JoshuaBRobbins) <a href="https://twitter.com/JoshuaBRobbins/status/1335985594028216324?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">December 7, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>The former Washington product started his playing career as a role player for the DeMar DeRozan-led Toronto Raptors from 2012 to 2017. He was sent packing his bags when he was involved in a trade along with a first-round pick headed to the Magic in exchange for veteran forward Serge Ibaka.</p><p>Ross saw an upswing in his career as he inherited a larger role in Orlando. He had his best statistical campaign back in the 2018-2019 season when he generated norms of 15.1 points, 3.5 rebounds, and 1.7 assists in 81 games played.</p><p>His numbers slightly dipped last season but he still emerged as one of the team’s main contributors with his averages of 14.7 points, 3.2 rebounds, and 1.2 assists in 69 appearances.</p><p>Ross bannered the Magic squad which garnered a 33-40 record to secure the final seat to the 2020 NBA Playoffs. They were eventually dominated by the top-seeded Milwaukee Bucks in the first round proceedings in five games which concluded their brief stint in the Orlando Bubble.</p><p>The nine-year veteran is currently heading to the second season of his 4-year, $54 million contract signed with the Magic back in 2019. Hopefully, Terrence Ross will have a swift recovery as he is expected to be one of the key players for the Magic in the upcoming 2020-2021 NBA season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Terrence Ross suffers hairline fracture in left big toe

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Magic-news-Mo-Bamba-clarifies-he_s-not-a-_COVID-long-hauler_.jpg"></figure><h1>Mo Bamba clarifies he’s not a ‘COVID long-hauler’</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-12-04T06:49:49-08:00">December 4th, 6:49am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-12-04T06:50:13-08:00">December 4th, 6:50am</time><address><a>Paolo Songco</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Orlando Magic big man Mo Bamba was just one of the myriad of NBA players who tested positive for COVID-19 during the build-up to the season restart. It has now been half a year since the 22-year-old got cleared of the coronavirus, but unfortunately for him, he is still forced to battle the stigma of the dreaded disease to this very day.</p><p>What Bamba wants to clear up is that right now, he’s just as healthy as any other player in the NBA:</p><blockquote>“I guess the one thing that I will clear up is that I’m seeing in a lot of places that I’m a COVID long-hauler,” Bamba said in an exclusive interview with <a href="https://theathletic.com/2238508/2020/12/03/nba-orlando-magic-mo-bamba/">Josh Robbins of The Athletic</a>. “I just want to clarify that I’m not. I haven’t felt any symptoms since the summer — in fact, June. But we all know that it takes a toll on conditioning, and I just want everybody to know that I’m working my ass off to get back in peak shape. I think I’m getting pretty close. Literally every day is valuable towards this. But definitely, I’ve been working.”</blockquote><p>There have been some rumors about Bamba’s fitness concerns at this point in the offseason, which for others, could be one of the long-term manifestations of COVID-19. Nonetheless, the former sixth overall pick is adamant that he is going to return to form sooner rather than later.</p><p>There’s no denying that the coronavirus took its toll on Mo Bamba, but at this point, there appears to be no signs that should lead us to believe that the Magic talent won’t make a full recovery <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-news-48-players-test-positive-for-covid-19-initial-testing-phase/" rel="noopener noreferrer">in the near future.</a></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mo Bamba clarifies he’s not a ‘COVID long-hauler’

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Magic-Mo-Bamba.jpg"></figure><h1>Magic big man Mo Bamba still not ready to play after testing positive for COVID-19 in June</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-12-01T08:51:37-08:00">December 1st, 8:51am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-12-01T08:52:02-08:00">December 1st, 8:52am</time><address><a>Michael Corvo</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The 2020-21 is set to begin just before Christmas, which will mark about six months since Magic big man Mo Bamba tested positive for COVID-19.</p><p>Yet, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/magic-5-best-free-agent-signings-in-orlando-franchise-history/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Orlando Magic</a> center is not expecting him to return to the court anytime soon.</p><blockquote>“There’s no real timetable for him to be able to come back and fully participate,” Magic head coach Steve Clifford said about Bamba on Tuesday, <a href="https://twitter.com/JoshuaBRobbins/status/1333783338067267588">via Josh Robbins of The Athletic</a>. “I think that he’ll be able to do some things that are more organizational and everything. But he’s a ways away, and there’s no timetable on his return.”</blockquote><p>In a follow-up <a href="https://twitter.com/JoshuaBRobbins/status/1333802364361293824">tweet</a>, Robbins reference a <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/covid-long-haulers-60-minutes-2020-11-22/">“60 minutes” segment</a> on “long-haulers” — a term for people who tested positive for COVID-19 and remain plagued with symptoms for an extended period of time.</p><p>After testing positive on June 11, Bamba thought he was good to go upon arriving in the bubble, but his body <a href="https://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/orlando-magic/os-sp-mo-bamba-covid-19-20200816-hl6gododobc43gtj2y6cxlvrwm-story.html">mysteriously</a> never responded to conditioning. Out of precaution, he was sent home by the NBA.</p><p>He underwent a comprehensive post-coronavirus test and was told by doctors that he’s on a road to recovery and should not have any long-term complications from the virus.</p><p>At the time, he had been cleared to work out but was unsure about when he would resume basketball activities.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Magic big man Mo Bamba still not ready to play after testing positive for COVID-19 in June

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Magic-news-Markelle-Fultz-gets-massive.jpg"></figure><h1>Magic guard Markelle Fultz gets massive ‘Black Panther’ tattoo inked to honor Chadwick Boseman</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-11-27T20:03:24-08:00">November 27th, 8:03pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-11-27T20:15:28-08:00">November 27th, 8:15pm</time><address><a>Paolo Songco</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>As it turns out, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/orlando-magic/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Orlando Magic</a> guard Markelle Fultz is a huge “Black Panther” fan, so much so that he decided to get a massive tattoo of the Marvel character that was brought to life by the late Chadwick Boseman.</p><p>Fultz reached out to renowned tattoo artist Roly T-Rex, who himself posted a few photos of the new piece (h/t <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2020/11/27/markelle-fultz-black-panther-tattoo-roly-t-rex-ink-master-chadwick-boseman/">TMZ Sports</a>):</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="instagram-media"><div style="padding: 16px;"><p> </p><div style="display: flex;"><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div><div style="display: flex;"><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div></div></div><div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div><div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div><div style="padding-top: 8px;"><div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div></div><div style="padding: 12.5% 0;"></div><div style="display: flex; margin-bottom: 14px;"><div><div></div><div></div><div></div></div><div style="margin-left: 8px;"><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 20px; width: 20px;"></div><div></div></div><div style="margin-left: auto;"><div></div><div></div><div></div></div></div><div style="display: flex; margin-bottom: 24px;"><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;"></div><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; width: 144px;"></div></div><p> </p><p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CH9owibgmL6/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">A post shared by ROLY T-REX (@roly_tattoos)</a></p></div></blockquote><p></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="instagram-media"><div style="padding: 16px;"><p> </p><div style="display: flex;"><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div><div style="display: flex;"><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div></div></div><div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div><div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div><div style="padding-top: 8px;"><div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div></div><div style="padding: 12.5% 0;"></div><div style="display: flex; margin-bottom: 14px;"><div><div></div><div></div><div></div></div><div style="margin-left: 8px;"><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 20px; width: 20px;"></div><div></div></div><div style="margin-left: auto;"><div></div><div></div><div></div></div></div><div style="display: flex; margin-bottom: 24px;"><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;"></div><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; width: 144px;"></div></div><p> </p><p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CH9owibgmL6/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">A post shared by ROLY T-REX (@roly_tattoos)</a></p></div></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Roly T-Rex has gotten work done for a number of NBA players, including Fultz’s Magic teammate Aaron Gordon. Fultz probably got the recommendation from AG, and based on the look of his new tat, we’re glad he heeded Gordon’s advice.</p><p>Speaking to TMZ Sports, Roly T-Rex explained how the piece came about. Apparently, Markelle Fultz was looking to get a piece that embodied the Black Lives Matter movement. The Black Panther character was an excellent representation of the same, and it was also a chance to honor Chadwick Boseman, who passed away a couple of months ago following a long battle with cancer.</p><p>As for his basketball, Fultz had the best season of his young career last term with the Magic. The former first overall pick averaged <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/f/fultzma01.html#all_per_game">12.1 points</a> (on 46.5 percent shooting), 3.3 rebounds, 5.1 assists and 1.3 steals in 27.7 minutes per contest during the 2019-20 campaign. The Washington alum will be looking to build on what was an encouraging campaign for him, as he enters a contract year for the 2020-21 season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Magic guard Markelle Fultz gets massive ‘Black Panther’ tattoo inked to honor Chadwick Boseman

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/NBA-rumors-Rockets-Magic-discussed-traded-centered-around-Russell-Westbrook-Aaron-Gordon-Thumbnail.jpg"></figure><h1>Report: Rockets, Magic discussed trade centered around Russell Westbrook, Aaron Gordon</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-11-20T08:45:42-08:00">November 20th, 8:45am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-11-20T08:45:42-08:00">November 20th, 8:45am</time><address><a>Kenny Honaker</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Though their talks have stalled a bit in recent days, the Houston Rockets have reportedly had discussions with the Orlando Magic about the idea of a package trade that would include Russell Westbrook and Aaron Gordon.</p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/ChrisBHaynes/status/1329817032125136901">Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports</a> shared news of these discussions between the Rockets and Magic on Friday morning, noting that the idea did not gain much traction:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Yahoo Sources: The Houston Rockets and Orlando Magic had discussed a trade featuring Russell Westbrook for a package centered around Aaron Gordon, but talks never progressed.</p><p>— Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChrisBHaynes/status/1329817032125136901?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">November 20, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Westbrook may want to be traded from the Rockets, but no deals have come to fruition as of yet. Loads of teams would love to have a player of his caliber, but his hefty contract often gets in the way of any potential deal. The 32-year-old All-Star is owed $131 million over the next three seasons and has a $46.7 million player option in 2022-23.</p><p>In his 57 appearances last regular season, The Brodie racked up averages of <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/w/westbru01.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">27.2 points</a> on 47.2 percent shooting from the field (25.8 percent from beyond the arc), 7.9 rebounds and 7.0 assists. Those numbers were down a bit form his triple-double seasons, but they are still impressive.</p><p>Alongside James Harden, who is also <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/rockets-rumors-james-harden-trade-rests-on-russell-westbrook-deal/" rel="noopener noreferrer">hearing his name tossed about</a> quite a bit, the Rockets made it all the way to the 2020 Western Conference Semifinals, where they were ultimately defeated by the eventual champion Los Angeles Lakers, 4-1.</p><p>On Wednesday, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported that Westbrook and Harden are concerned about the direction in which the Rockets are heading. Former head coach Mike D’Antoni left the team on Sept. 13 after their second-round playoff exit. And roughly one month later, general manager Daryl Morey stepped down from his role.</p><p>For now, it seems we’ll have to wait and see if the Rockets find a suitable trade partner for Russell Westbrook.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Report: Rockets, Magic discussed trade centered around Russell Westbrook, Aaron Gordon

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Cole-Anthony-Markelle-Fultz-Magic.jpg"></figure><h1>VIDEO: Cole Anthony responds to potential fit with Markelle Fultz</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-11-19T06:34:45-08:00">November 19th, 6:34am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-11-19T06:34:45-08:00">November 19th, 6:34am</time><address><a>Skyler Carlin</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Orlando Magic were able to land Cole Anthony with the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/magic-news-mo-bamba-trolls-new-teammate-cole-anthony-crying-during-nba-draft/">No. 15 overall pick</a> in Wednesday’s NBA Draft. To Magic fans, that immediately raises the question of whether or not he’d fit with Markelle Fultz.</p><p>Amid all the uncertainty, <a href="https://twitter.com/OrlandoMagic/status/1329286063760740354?s=20">Anthony responded to playing alongside Fultz</a> in the upcoming season:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">.<a href="https://twitter.com/The_ColeAnthony?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@The_ColeAnthony</a> is excited to work with <a href="https://twitter.com/MarkelleF?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@MarkelleF</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MagicTogether?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">#MagicTogether</a> <a href="https://t.co/TMp1DDGMES" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/TMp1DDGMES</a></p><p>— Orlando Magic (@OrlandoMagic) <a href="https://twitter.com/OrlandoMagic/status/1329286063760740354?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">November 19, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>While speaking about his selection to the Magic, Anthony highlighted how he and Fultz can succeed on the same team.</p><blockquote>“If Markelle [Fultz] <a href="https://247sports.com/Article/2020-NBA-Draft-Cole-Anthony-message-Orlando-Magic-fans-Markelle-Fultz-155015735/">struggles by me</a>, I think the order is mine,” Anthony said, via the team’s official Twitter account. I think it’s going to keep getting better. I can’t wait to complement each other.”</blockquote><p>Ahead of the 2019-2020 season, the Magic acquired Fultz from the Philadelphia 76ers. Fultz, the former No. 1 pick in the 2017 NBA Draft, was unable to provide the 76ers with the production he had in college due to a slew of injuries.</p><p>However, in his first season in Orlando, Fultz flashed the promise that made him the first-overall selection in 2017. The Washington product would record 12.1 points, 3.3 rebounds, 5.1 assists, and 1.3 steals per game last season.</p><p>But with Anthony being drafted, the Magic now have two point guards that excel with the ball in their hands. Nevertheless, Anthony believes the two can coexist and help Orlando win more games in the upcoming season.</p><p>In his lone season at North Carolina, Anthony notched 18.5 points, 5.7 rebounds, and four assists per game. Sadly, a knee injury would prevent him from finishing his only season at North Carolina.</p><p>If Anthony remained healthy and the Tar Heels had a better season, he likely would have been a consensus top-10 pick in the draft. Despite having Fultz manning the point guard position right now, the Magic may have gotten a steal with Anthony in this year’s draft.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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