MIAMI – Bedeviled by injuries all season and forced to play shorthanded for many games, the Orlando Magic certainly could use the return of a couple of healthy bodies as soon as possible. But that doesn’t mean the franchise wants to rush players back before they are fully ready to return, head coach Frank Vogel stressed on Monday.
Nikola Vucevic (fractured hand) and Jonathan Isaac (ankle rehabilitation) returned to practice with the team last week, but their full returns to game action could still be a matter of weeks away. Vogel said that he will meet soon with members of the Magic’s front office and medical staff to determine the best course of action going forward for Vucevic and Isaac.