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CHICAGO, IL – OCTOBER 30: Orlando Magic forward Paolo Banchero (5) reacts to a call in the second half against the Chicago Bulls at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois on October 30, 2024. (Photo: Melissa Tamez/Icon Sportswire via Getty Imag

ORLANDO, Fla. – Orlando Magic forward Paolo Banchero will be sidelined indefinitely after suffering a right oblique injury, the team announced Thursday night.

Banchero, 21, was injured in the fourth quarter of Wednesday night’s game against the Chicago Bulls (the Magic lost 99-102).

The team said when Banchero returns to court depends on how he responds to treatment. He will be re-evaluated in four to six weeks.

He was a first-round draft pick in 2022. He scored a career-high 50 points against Indiana on October 28, becoming the youngest player in Orlando Magic history with a 50-point game at 21 and 351 days old. ), the team said.

His birthday is November 12.

The team’s next game will be on November 1 against the Cleveland Cavaliers at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Ohio. They will then travel to Dallas, Texas to face the Dallas Mavericks.

Our next home game will be against the New Orleans Pelicans on November 8.