Paolo Banchero reveals his excitement as he returns from injury for the Orlando Magic’s matchup against the Miami Heat.

After missing 10 games with a groin strain, Paolo Banchero is set to rejoin a surging Orlando Magic team that went 7–3 in his absence.

The Magic have upgraded All-Star forward Paolo Banchero to questionable for Friday’s game against the Heat, the Orlando Sentinel has learned. Banchero, who last played Nov. 12 at New York, has missed the last 10 games because of a left groin strain.

The Orlando Magic have advanced to the knockout round of the NBA Cup. Desmond Bane scored 37 points and grabbed two crucial offensive rebounds as the Magic beat the the Detroit Pistons 112-109 on Friday night.

While much of the postgame buzz centered on James’ double-digit scoring streak coming to an end, Magic Johnson took to X to spotlight Reaves’ breakout night – and make his case for All-Star inclusion.

Led by some high-level defense and All-NBA play from Cade Cunningham, Detroit owns the best record in the East (17-5) to begin December. However, the top story for the Pistons in 2025-26 is the emergence of Jalen Duren. The big man is posting 19 points and 11 rebounds a game, and has been one of the best centers in the NBA to begin the season.

The 19-1 Thunder are currently the favorites to win the 2025 NBA Cup (-125 at FanDuel ). The Bucks won the competition last year, and the Lakers won the initial version in 2023. Tuesday, Dec. 9: Heat at Magic, 6 p.m. ET | Knicks at Raptors, 8:30 p.m. ET

Desmond Bane scored 18 of his 37 points in the fourth quarter, helping the Orlando Magic beat the Chicago Bulls 125-120.

The Orlando Magic (12-8), winners of five of their last six, return home on Monday night to host the slumping Chicago Bulls (9-10), who are just 3-9 since a 6-1 start to the season and have lost three straight games.

The Orlando Magic are finally figuring things out on the offensive end of the floor this season. After over a decade of offensive mediocrity, the Magic now boa