The Orlando Magic have a bit more in common with the Miami Heat than humidity, and a thrashing at the hands of the Pelicans this week.
Both rosters have been bit by the injury bug. Devoured is a better way to put it at this point.
While the Magic received even more devastating news with Nikola Vucevic’s broken hand in last week’s loss to the Wizards, the Heat equally have been without Hassan Whiteside, Goran Dragic, Dion Waiters, James Johnson, Rodney McGruder, and Justise Winslow for significant amounts of time.
Against the Pelicans, the Heat’s bench consisted of Wayne Ellington, Jordan Mickey and Udonis Haslem.