Jonathan Isaac

he best player from the 2017 NBA Draft has been Jayson Tatum of the Boston Celtics.T. The No. 3 overall draft pick will soon be selected to the NBA All-Star ...

The Magic have proven to be a tough matchup for the Celtics this season. He averaged 11.9 points, 6.8 rebounds and 2.3 blocks in 34 games during the 2019-20 season. He's averaging a career-high 31.2 points per game in helping the Celtics enter Monday night's road game against the Orland Magic with the league's best record at 35-12.

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Young participated in practice and will play Monday against the Oklahoma City Thunder. 7, where Curry's status is up in the air. The third-year pro joins Portland Trail Blazers rookie Shaedon Sharpe in the field. The voting only determines starters, while coaches and players determine who makes up the reserves. In front of his home fans, the No. The Orlando Magic face the Warriors in San Francisco on Jan. The Lakers visit Orlando to play the Magic on Tuesday, Dec. at Amway Center. Houstan and the Lakeland Magic play again on Thursday in a rematch with the Skyforce. The NBA will take six frontcourt players in the Eastern Conference, which means Banchero is on the bubble to make the team. Magic rookie Caleb Houstan was assigned to the G League Monday to get some reps and minutes while Orlando was on a four-day break. In his final game with the Wizards, Hachimura scored 30 points in a win against the Orlando Magic.

Orlando Magic forward Jonathan Isaac announced his return to NBA action in a loud way Monday night. The former first-round NBA Draft pick...

Jonathan Isaac suffered a torn ACL in August 2020, putting him on a very long road back to recovery. Covering a player of Tatum’s or Brown’s caliber is an unenviable task, especially for a player who’s just coming back after years of absence, but Jonathan Isaac was not one to back down from the challenge. The former first-round NBA Draft pick played just 10 minutes coming off the bench but made a tremendous positive impact on the Magic in their 113-98 victory at home over Jayson Tatum and the Celtics.

Cody Taylor: Jonathan Isaac will be available to play tonight vs. Boston, the Magic announced. It will be just first NBA game since Aug. 2, 2020.

It’s been a long process since I got here.” -via [Twitter @RealBobManning](https://twitter.com/RealBobManning)/ January 23, 2023 Jonathan Isaac, expected to play for the first time since Aug. Jonathan Isaac will be available to play tonight vs. [@Orlando Magic](https://twitter.com/OrlandoMagic)have now won 8 of their last 11 home games. Before the game, Paolo Banchero said he was excited for Isaac “to feel the love” from fans after being sidelined for nearly two-and-a-half years. The Magic lead 30-23. He gives a different dimension to the Magic’s game. Mazzulla sending in the bench after White got stripped and Banchero drew a foul on Horford with 85 seconds left. Jonathan Isaac on guarding Jayson Tatum in his return: “I think I can guard anybody 1 through 5. “1-through-5.” – In his first NBA game in over two years, Jonathan Isaac was immediately tasked with guarding Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown among others. It will be just first NBA game since Aug.

Playing in his first NBA game in 2½ years, Jonathan Isaac finished with 10 points on 4-of-7 shooting in 10 minutes off the bench as the Magic defeated the ...

Because this night could have gone so many ways and for it to go the way it did, I appreciate Him for it. "This night could have gone so many ways and for it to go the way it did, I appreciate Him for it. When Isaac checked out of the game for good in the third quarter, he briefly disappeared from the bench. So there's a peace, a relief to it, so let's keep going." The two had a quick conversation, during which Mosley expressed how happy he was to see Isaac back. 30, 2019, when he contributed 13 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks in a loss to the "It was supposed to really be a catch and a jumper but they played it well and it was just me and Jaylen. There was a notable difference in the second half when Isaac returned. So I just said get something and I was able to get to my turnaround. "There were days where I was like I don't know if I want to keep going," he said. He turned to the court, stuck his mouthpiece in and walked onto an NBA floor to play his first game in over 900 days. As he checked into the game between a pair of [Jayson Tatum](https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/4065648/jayson-tatum) free throws, the sellout crowd of 19,196 inside the Amway Center showed its appreciation with a rousing ovation.

Isaac had only played with three players currently on the Magic roster but that all changed on Monday.

To see him on the court after it has been so long and get the love from the fans and be able to get a couple of buckets, a steal and play the game was awesome to see.” I was the same way when someone else that was injured was coming back, I tried my best to be extremely happy for them and get in on everything that was going on. “I believe that I have my teammates’ respect for the way I’ve tried my best to walk out of these two years of being away,” Isaac said. “He has been a huge leader in the locker room for everybody, a positive voice — sending messages to the group chat all season. Much love to the Magic for sticking with me and the Magic fans were excited so (I) just tried to bottle all of that up in one moment. To prepare, Isaac appeared in three games with the Lakeland Magic in the G League. I thought he was great with the way he handled himself and, defensively, his ability to get after the ball. They have a tight bond together and that starts with Isaac, who is the second-longest tenured player on the team. He quickly went to work, scoring on a turnaround jumper 38 seconds later for his first points of the game. All of the people that were getting me back — the trainers, our coaches, my family, my church family and my faith. After several setbacks along the way, and some 904 days later, Isaac was cleared to suit up in a regular season game. Isaac stepped onto an NBA court with the Magic for the first since suffering a torn ACL in his left knee on Aug.

After being sidelined for nearly two-and-a-half years – 904 days to be exact – due to a torn ACL, Orlando Magic forward Jonathan Isaac made his return on ...

The Magic looked very different back then too; the only players remaining on the roster from when Isaac suffered his injury are Markelle Fultz, Terrence Ross and Mo Bamba. Since Isaac is only 25 years old and still has plenty of untapped potential, the former No. Much love to the Magic for sticking with me, and the Magic fans that were excited. To put Isaac’s missed time in perspective, consider this: the last time he appeared in an NBA game, Anthony Edwards and LaMelo Ball had yet to be drafted. 6 overall pick provided a ton of energy and activity – even diving for a loose ball at one point – and he didn’t hesitate when given opportunities to shoot. Isaac was on a minutes restriction, but made the most of his playing time.

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He's also beginning to get some on-court work done in practice, [according to Khobi Price of the Orlando Sentinel](https://twitter.com/khobi_price/status/1616142747760459778?s=20)." In front of his home fans, the No. Follow The Magic Insider on Want the latest in breaking news and insider information on the Magic? Orlando Magic forward Jonathan Isaac returned to the court Monday night after a 904 day absence. "The Orlando Magic has two reasons to celebrate tonight.

Jonathan Isaac shined in his debut after more than two years recovering from a torn ACL.

He delivered and helped Orlando blow the game open when he came in during the third quarter, doing just about everything that once made him the future of this team and this league before he had to start a new, more treacherous journey. “He talks about it all the time and who he is, his faith and his work ethic. “I’m just super excited for him to make it to this day to put on the uniform, be able to go out there and step in to play the game he loves. But he believed God had him on this journey for a purpose and he was going to keep working. Most players wouldn’t be given such a tall task so soon, but it was easy for Jamahl Mosley to trust Isaac with the assignment. So he can merely sympathize with all the long nights Isaac had to deal with trying to get his body right. “I have to just continue to look within and lean on those people.” “But he’s a strong-faithed man and I think he was the most prepared to go through what he’s going through than anybody else in this locker room, if anything, in this league.” He never got to play with Isaac before Monday night, so this was his chance to witness Isaac up close. But Isaac was there to promise him it was going to be OK. Just seeing somebody who went through the same injury I had and be able to persevere and come back (was inspiring),” Fultz told The Athletic. His entire support system that propped him up when it was easy to truly fall down, that tangled maze of love was front and center in his mind as he stepped onto the court for the first time in over two years.

Isaac had only played with three players currently on the Magic roster but that all changed on Monday.

After a left knee injury that sidelined him since the summer of 2020, Orlando Magic center Jonathan Isaac has made his return to the NBA court. Having ...

"Jonathan was one of the first guys to text my phone after I was drafted here. I know that I was made to play basketball. 1 pick of the 2022 NBA Draft and NBA Rookie of the Year candidate "There were days where I was like I don't know if I want to keep going," Isaac told. "That kind of first wind got to me. Jonathan Isaac thanked God that he found the passion to get back to the court.