Prior to his low back injury, Suggs averaged 16.4 points, 4.1 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 1.47 steals during 29.0 minutes in 34 starts.
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The Orlando Magic have been decimated by injuries to key players this season, and it looked like they had suffered another blow when Jalen Suggs was forced to leave Friday's 106-97 win over Toronto in a wheelchair.
Magic guard Jalen Suggs left Orlando's game at Toronto on Friday in the second quarter after sustaining a back injury. The Magic later ruled out Suggs for the game with back spasms. Suggs lunged for a steal while running off a screen and immediately fell to the court holding his back.
The Orlando team witnessed an injury to Jalen Suggs during the second quarter when Suggs took a nasty fall while attempting a steal.
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Jalen Suggs suffered one bad back injury on Friday. In the second quarter of a game against the Toronto Raptors, the Orlando Magic guard went down with what appeared to be a non-contact back injury while lunging for the ball on defense. He remained on the floor for more than a minute before being pulled onto a wheelchair.
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Once the Orlando Magic returned home Saturday, Suggs was diagnosed with a low back strain and is set to miss Sunday's contest versus Utah.
Orlando Magic guard Jalen Suggs was taken off the court in a wheel chair because of an apparent back injury late in the first half Friday night against the Toronto Raptors.
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