The Orlando Magic suffered another blow as forward Moritz “Moe” Wagner suffered a season-ending torn ACL, the team announced Sunday. Wagner was diagnosed with the injury after an MRI Sunday morning and will undergo season-ending surgery.
Moritz Wagner underwent an MRI today and the results revealed that Wagner suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament.
Wagner will undergo surgery and miss the remainder of the 2024-25 season. pic.twitter.com/kfWhIi0VaX
– Orlando Magic (@OrlandoMagic) December 22, 2024
Orlando is already without star players Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner, who both suffered oblique tears this season. Banchero was injured at the end of October, while Franz Wagner tore his oblique on December 7 and is out indefinitely.
Moritz Wagner was injured during Saturday’s win over the Miami Heat, where the Magic overcame a 25-point deficit to earn the win. Wagner only played a minute and a half in the game before leaving due to injury.
The 27-year-old forward played a key role for Orlando coming off the bench, averaging 12.9 points, 4.9 rebounds and 18:48 minutes per game. He has 372 total points this season, the second most in the league off the bench.
With brothers Wagner and Banchero inactive, the Magic would normally turn to Jalen Suggs to be their star point guard. But that could also be in jeopardy since Suggs missed Saturday’s game with a sprained ankle suffered last week.
Orlando is 18-12 this season and sits in fourth place in the Easter Conference, giving the team some breathing room while it deals with its injury issues. The Magic also advanced to the NBA Cup semifinals this month, but lost to the Milwaukee Bucks – the eventual tournament champions – shorthanded.
