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star will be sidelined indefinitely. The Magic announced that Banchero suffered a torn right oblique in the to the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday. Banchero will be reevaluated in four to six weeks, but no timetable has been set for his return.
Banchero's injury halts a historic start to his season. Through five games, the 21-year-old averaged 29 points, 8.8 rebounds and 5.
6 assists per game in 36.4 minutes of play. He scored 33 points and had 11 rebounds in the Magic's 116–97 season-opening win over the , joining Shaquille O’Neal and Tracy McGrady as the only players in franchise history to score 30-plus points and pull down 10-plus rebounds in a season opener.
, 13 rebounds and nine assists in the Magic's 119-115 win over the Indiana Fever, becoming the youngest player since LeBron James to score 50-plus points and record 10-plus rebounds and five-plus assists in a game. Banchero, the No. 1 overall pick of the 2022 NBA draft, was named the NBA Rookie of the Year for 2022-23 and earned NBA All-Rookie First Team honors.
He then earned his first All-Star nod last season..
