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Preview: Wizards host Magic Saturday night in home opener

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The Wizards (0-1) host the Magic (1-0) on Saturday at 7:00 P.M. at Capital One Arena in Washington’s first home game of the 2020-21 season. The Wizards are looking to bounce back from a close loss to the Sixers while the Magic are coming off a six-point win over the defending Eastern Conference champion Heat.

GAME INFO

Capital One Arena | 7:00 P.M. | NBCSW | 1500 AM

PROBABLE STARTERS

Wizards: G – Russell Westbrook, G – Bradley Beal, F – Deni Avdija, F – Isaac Bonga, C – Thomas Bryant

Magic: G – Markelle Fultz, G – Evan Fournier, F – Dwayne Bacon, F – Aaron Gordon, C – Nikola Vucevic

INJURY REPORT

Wizards: Rui Hachimura (Bilateral Eye; Bi-lateral epidemic keratoconjunctivitis – out)

Magic: Al-Farouq Aminu (right knee injury recovery – out), James Ennis III (right calf/hamstring strain – out), Jonathan Isaac (left knee injury recovery – out)

STORYLINES

“Patient” Avdija draws praise from Brooks, teammates following debut

Despite a quiet night in the scoring column, Wizards rookie Deni Avdija found different ways to make an impact throughout the team’s season opener against Philadelphia.