Minnesota Timberwolves (19-17, eighth in the Western Conference) vs. Orlando Magic (22-16, fourth in the Eastern Conference) Orlando, Florida; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Minnesota Timberwolves visit the Orlando Magic in a non-conference matchup.

Could All-Star forward Paolo Banchero return on Thursday night? Banchero has been out for months with an oblique injury, but he’s listed as questionable on Thur

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Orlando Magic F Franz Wagner (torn right oblique) has started contact work and is ramping up towards a return. @CassidyHubbarth on the ESPN broadcast said she’s told Magic are hopeful he could be back within the next 7-10 days. Franz was recently elevated in his injury status

Wagner (oblique) has been cleared to resume taking contact, and the Magic are hopeful that he'll be ready to make his return to game action in 7-to-10 days, Cassidy Hubbarth of ESPN reports. Wagner has been sidelined since Dec.

Wagner was playing at an All-NBA level before he tore his right oblique on Dec. 6. Before Orlando's loss in Milwaukee on Wednesday, the team changed his status on the injury repor

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