Magic guard Jalen Suggs was helped off the court with a left knee strain with 4:02 left in the first quarter of Game 2 of Orlando’s first-round Eastern Conference playoff series with the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday night.
Suggs tried to help defensively on Donovan Mitchell, bumped into the Cleveland guard and fell to the ground and immediately grabbed his leg near the knee. He appeared to be in intense pain before being attended to and was helped off the court without putting weight on his left leg.
The Magic listed Suggs as questionable to return. In an interview with NBA TV after the first quarter, Orlando coach Jamahl Mosley said, “We have guys who can step in if he’s not able to come back into the game.”
Suggs, 22, scored 13 points on just 4-of-16 shooting in Game 1, which the Magic lost 97-83 on Saturday. He was scoreless in eight minutes on Monday prior to the injury.
Backup Markelle Fultz took over the ball-handling duties after Suggs left. Suggs, a third-year pro, averaged 12.6 points in 75 regular-season games (all starts).
