Paolo Banchero suffers ankle injury: “Out 4-6 weeks”

Bad news for the Orlando Magic, who lose Paolo Banchero in the opening weeks of the new NBA season. The Florida franchise’s star suffered a right high ankle sprain during a 115-93 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves.

ESPN’s Shams Charania provided an update on Banchero’s condition, reporting the diagnosis and potential recovery timeline.

Orlando Magic star Paolo Banchero has suffered a mild right high ankle sprain. The typical recovery timeline for this type of injury is 4-6 weeks

Shams Charania

The setback comes at a particularly unfortunate time given the strong start to the season for No. 5, who was averaging 24.5 points, 7.5 assists and 6.5 rebounds through the opening games while shooting an outstanding 70% from the field.

For Orlando, it will now fall primarily to Franz Wagner, Desmond Bane and Jalen Suggs to take on greater offensive responsibility.