The Orlando Magic’s season may have well changed in one moment in the second quarter.
Nikola Vucevic went up to challenge a Norman Powell layup and came down awkwardly on his right foot. He crumpled to the floor, holding his foot and stayed there before the next timeout. He would need teammates to help him off the floor and into the locker room.
The team said officially he had a sprained right ankle. It is still unclear whether it is anything more. That — along with Aaron Gordon leaving the game a few moments before with a sprained right ankle of his own (although he played through it a few possessions before leaving) — put a pall on the Magic for the rest of the game.