PHILADELPHIA – The Orlando Magic have had to battle through a shorthanded start to their season.
Along with missing franchise cornerstones Markelle Fultz (knee) and Jonathan Isaac (knee), the team has been without Michael Carter-Williams (left ankle) and E’Twaun Moore (left knee) for the entire start to their 2021-22 campaign. Thus, already short on depth, Orlando has struggled to compensate with any additional losses such as the one to the team's leading scorer, Cole Anthony, who’s missed the last five games with a sprained right ankle.
They were even further tested on Saturday night as Mo Bamba (back) was unable to go, Terrence Ross (back) only played the first half, Robin Lopez fouled out, and Wendell Carter Jr.