ORLANDO – Jalen Suggs took a major step in his rehab process on Tuesday as he resumed practice with the Orlando Magic.
The No. 5 overall pick in the 2021 NBA Draft suffered a fractured right thumb in Orlando’s comeback effort in Philadelphia on Nov. 29. With just under five minutes to play in that contest, Suggs drove to the basket and was met by Sixers center Joel Embiid, who swiped for the ball and in the process came down on his hand. The team announced shortly afterwards that the Gonzaga alum suffered a fractured thumb, would miss the rest of the game, and would be reevaluated once the team returned to Orlando.