safwan105 | Magic

926 | 13 hours ago

Is this mf made of vibranium

lil_thirdy | Magic

398 | 13 hours ago

Thats the product of German Engineering baby

actuarally | Cavaliers

90 | 12 hours ago

Careful…

Midrange21

45 | 12 hours ago

Deni Avdija would have torn his ACL on that play /s

TheCurlyAnamolies

21 | 12 hours ago

Avidja doesn’t have the same strength as Franz

Franz > Avidja confrimed

Giuseppe_exitplan | Magic

16 | 12 hours ago

franz is a porsche

Aeronova20 | Magic

9 | 12 hours ago

david steele really is the goat

Raymeis | Magic

10 | 12 hours ago

Tell that to my Mercedes aka the money pit

goldenglove | Supersonics

2 | 10 hours ago

Performance > Longevity.

Raymeis | Magic

8 | 10 hours ago

That’s why I named my Mercedes Lin, in remembrance of the great linsanity season. Performance>longevity

goldenglove | Supersonics

2 | 9 hours ago

LOL. Love it. And what a season it was.

southpaw_balboa

5 | 12 hours ago

he’s a superman

YaBoiiAsthma

6 | 9 hours ago

How would you say that in German? Something like “ubermensch” maybe?

Bard_Wannabe_ | Pistons

4 | 6 hours ago

Nietzsche admired Wagner for a reason.

JayDaGod1206 | Rockets

4 | 12 hours ago

The Ultimate Basketball Machine

sercialinho | Mavericks

2 | 12 hours ago

Just don’t be around him when he farts.

topofthecc | Thunder

92 | 12 hours ago

He has those AAU-free joints.

peasant_warfare

26 | 11 hours ago

he had to actually do the academic parts of school until he was 18 smh

AfroHouseManiac

5 | 9 hours ago

He played against pros since he was 15 years old at Alba Berlin. He played at Michigan before his actual birth year class had even graduated high school.

VanGrants | Knicks

2 | 4 hours ago

not the same as AAU kids playing 5 games in one weekend

Aeronova20 | Magic

40 | 13 hours ago

he’s so fuckin tough it’s insane

Gamesgtd | Magic

20 | 12 hours ago

I sacrificed my leg for him AMA?

MarkusHowardStan |

14 | 12 hours ago

His strength comes from all the milk he’s drinking from his bros

soxfaninfinity | Magic

13 | 12 hours ago

Our boy is gonna be an all star 🥹

bullowl | Magic

2 | 9 hours ago

Maybe if he’s out the lower end of the range. I don’t think it’s very likely if he’s out closer to four weeks. First time All Stars have to put up a really strong resume.

Fishmike52 | Knicks

6 | 11 hours ago

I know how it feels to have a season derailed by an injury. It suck’s and I’m glad he’ll be back so we can beat yo asses in the playoffs.

Hukporti felt TERRIBLE. honestly glad for Huk. They know each other through international play. Last thing he wants to do is hurt Franz

MK10 | Lakers

6 | 12 hours ago

FR that shit looked liked a season ending injury.

ClaymoresRevenge | Bulls

2 | 11 hours ago

They gave him a German babies stem cells and slapped dirt on it

Aeronova20 | Magic

491 | 13 hours ago

dude i was staring down the barrel of no franz for like a year

it’s a fuckin christmas miracle

Gamesgtd | Magic

60 | 12 hours ago

Thought you said bottle and would’ve agreed

FuckYouZackSnyder | Magic

19 | 12 hours ago

I had a bottle of bleach ready.

chesterfieldkingz | Spurs

5 | 10 hours ago

Don’t do it bro, Zack Snyders not worth it!

Proper-Muffins

5 | 9 hours ago

Holy shit, are Magic fans okay?

Gamesgtd | Magic

6 | 8 hours ago

No

KorgG29 | Bucks

290 | 13 hours ago

Holy shit that’s encouraging

Gavina4444 | ORL

65 | 12 hours ago

Shades of giannis 21 playoffs

pkwjones | Spurs

58 | 11 hours ago

I will never understand how he didn’t tear every single part of his knee in that hyper-extension.

Turbo2x | WAS

20 | 11 hours ago

they don’t call him Greek Freak for nothin

xXEliteEater500Xx

5 | 7 hours ago

Simply drank some ambrosia and was back at it

FKJVMMP | MIL

18 | 11 hours ago

Apparently he was still a bit injured coming into the next season, guess he just has absolutely insane pain tolerance.

YesImKeithHernandez | Knicks

3 | 11 hours ago

He’s built different

SquidwardLover48 | Cavaliers

2 | 8 hours ago

It’s a legit miracle, but he still has mentioned his leg hasn’t felt the same since

lil_thirdy | Magic

255 | 13 hours ago

THANK FUCKING FUCK WE CELEBRATING THIS LIKE A CHAMPIONSHIP LETS GO

Charlie_Wax | Warriors

10 | 8 hours ago

I want you to put the word out there that we back up.

Aslan27 | Rockets

141 | 13 hours ago

So fucking happy for the kid. I remember Alpi had a really scary fall two years ago and when we were scared for the worst, but we also got similar positive news about it just being the ankle.

Aeronova20 | Magic

29 | 13 hours ago

hurray for avoiding serious injury!!

JayDaGod1206 | Rockets

12 | 12 hours ago

Still convinced it was due to his yoga training

-Coleman-Trebor | Australia

3 | 10 hours ago

was that at the end of the season? I kind of remember it being scary

Aslan27 | Rockets

3 | 10 hours ago

Yes. Very scary

https://youtu.be/Wy8r7cf7f2Q?si=hSyOM9RrSF_ikXX2

BlazeBloom | POR

121 | 13 hours ago

Nothing in the knee? That’s some great news for the Magic. Looked much worse after replays.

Raymeis | Magic

32 | 12 hours ago

Right? Looked like he was holding his knee after too

Infamous-GoatThief

13 | 12 hours ago

There was one time when I sprained my ankle a few years ago and I was swearing up and down something had to be torn, because I was in more severe pain than when I had actually torn a ligament a year prior

He looked like he was in agony, sometimes ankle sprains just hurt like a mf I guess

toggl3d

1 | 7 hours ago

If you squint the knee is kind of the really high ankle.

Sea_Duck | Trail Blazers

80 | 12 hours ago

2-4 weeks? I saw a post on here to pray for his survival?

d12fsu | Magic

43 | 12 hours ago

Turns out the vast majority of redditors are not doctors

-FlapjacK- | Magic

29 | 12 hours ago

Even Brian Sutterer thought it was likely something serious

rawsharks | Spurs

16 | 11 hours ago

That’s why most doctors try not give a diagnosis over the internet and if they do, they heavily caveat anything they say.

Turbo2x | WAS

2 | 11 hours ago

they were gonna put him down like a racehorse if it was an ACL

JesseKebay

4 | 11 hours ago

I searched for this thread just to see if I was the only one who noticed how every other post on here was about how he was OFS and anyone who can’t tell that from the video is an idiot lol.

I mean it was def a possibility but it wasn’t like seeing Haliburton’s Achilles explode in real time or anything on that level. I guess what they say about those who are the most confident in these situations is generally true…

thepeachgod | Celtics

68 | 13 hours ago

1 more month of on off stats about a Magic star

shangalang69 | Raptors

9 | 8 hours ago

the narratives will continue until morale improves

Brooklyn917 | Nets

59 | 13 hours ago

That’s great news for Franz Wagner, The Organization, and their fanbase.

barbecuesauce87 | Knicks

53 | 12 hours ago

Thanks Magic

yourloudneighbor | Timberwolves

3 | 12 hours ago

Franz was pixidusted

topofthecc | Thunder

6 | 12 hours ago

Also, Canada and, therefore, the world.

Magicnik99 | 76ers

4 | 11 hours ago

And for Germany

Training_Onion6685 | NBA

54 | 13 hours ago

Now we just have to wait to see if Jalen Suggs and Miles McBride are ok too …

Magic and Knicks need to stop playing each other it’s not good for business 6 injuries in 3 games

Aeronova20 | Magic

23 | 12 hours ago

jalen said he’s good in the postgame yesterday, and i thought i saw something about x-rays coming back negative for Duece? hoping for the best for everyone

Training_Onion6685 | NBA

11 | 12 hours ago

Yes Xray negative but Deuce is waiting on an MRI today and is in a walking boot

kbigfoot | Magic

17 | 12 hours ago

Injury fans will be fed for a decade if they ever have a playoff series

RobbobertoBuii

23 | 12 hours ago

we’ve actually never met in the playoffs at any point so it would definitely be toxic lol

kbigfoot | Magic

10 | 12 hours ago

for both teams, any team we play in the playoffs would be a toxic series if the trend the last few years holds up.

Training_Onion6685 | NBA

4 | 12 hours ago

something very bizarre to think about is that somehow the least toxic playoff series NY Knicks have played in the last 3-4 years was vs Boston last year

Front_Spare_2131 | Knicks

5 | 12 hours ago

New NBA rivalry unlocked

JoshHartsMilkMustach | Knicks

3 | 12 hours ago

This could be the year

RobbobertoBuii

2 | 12 hours ago

i agree..

Pinky1337 | Germany

37 | 13 hours ago

Great news

SketchArtist | Germany

6 | 11 hours ago

It really is. I spent all yesterday in a state of shock and this is better news than I could’ve even hoped for. I’m especially happy he’ll probably now be able to play the game in Berlin on January 15th against the Grizzlies. I’d be so sad for Franz if he didn’t get to play NBA ball in front of his hometown fans. I thought they’d have to rename the Uber Arena the Überdehnung Arena.

And now they might even get to see both Wagners. What a time to be alive!

OGsHartMyKAT

35 | 12 hours ago

Someone tell Hukporti. Dude seemed legitimately heartbroken that he might’ve caused Wagner to get hurt

TargetGuyJohn

7 | 10 hours ago

ARIALS IN THE SKY

bigawesome2000 | Celtics

27 | 13 hours ago

Wow, probably the best possible outcome. It looked way worse when it happened, I legit thought his season was over.

bronfmanhigh | Knicks

25 | 12 hours ago

as soon as they flew him back to orlando you knew it wasn’t serious. HSS is right in NYC, if it was season-ending he woulda been sent right there like tatum was

CapN_Crummp | Magic

16 | 12 hours ago

My brain wouldn’t allow me to think rationally but that’s a great point.

psiANID3 | Magic

23 | 12 hours ago

It’s a Christmas miracle! Seasons back on boys!

JoeBiden2020FTW | Lakers

23 | 12 hours ago

Time for Paolo Banchero to step up.

Franz+Suggs was incredible without Paolo. Wonder how well this team does with Paolo+Suggs without Franz.

prsbest11

13 | 12 hours ago

Yeah I think this stretch coming up will answer a lot of the hot takes.

Gamesgtd | Magic

7 | 12 hours ago

Ehh a lot more nuanced then that. For starters Fraz has more positional versatility than Paolo. Paolo can’t play the 3 like Franz can play the 2, 3 and the 4. Paolo is also coming back from a major injury and is on a minutes limit. Without Franz our small forwards are Tristan De Silva (who hasn’t been good as a starter for some reason) and Jett Howard. I think it’ll take a week or 2 for the team to adjust without Franz.

prsbest11

6 | 12 hours ago

Franz has been playing the 4 since Paolo went out. It’s going to be the same situation. Paolo will start alongside Da Silva.

Gamesgtd | Magic

2 | 11 hours ago

Except he can also play the 3 next to Isaac or Noah. Paolo can’t do that

prsbest11

2 | 11 hours ago

How long is that maybe a 2-3 minute stretch? You are talking about something that barely ever happens. Franz has been playing the 4 for 95% of his minutes.

CapN_Crummp | Magic

3 | 12 hours ago

Suggs got hurt the same game. Probably won’t be out as long but it’s gotta be Paolo and Bane

ExleyPearce | LAL

15 | 13 hours ago

So much better a scenario than I expected. Dude is such a beast can’t wait to see him back and running.

Momslovemygravy | Magic

14 | 13 hours ago

Holy crap that’s literally the best case scenario.

rapelbaum | Heat

11 | 12 hours ago

Orlando dodge a bullet. Happy for Franz. Speedy recovery!

WittyKittieKat | Minneapolis Lakers

10 | 13 hours ago

Wow this is incredible news

iCarpet | Thunder

9 | 13 hours ago

Thank the lord

UnsecuredSeatbelt

8 | 13 hours ago

Magic Fans have been through hell and back so far this season

Responsible-Still839 | Trail Blazers

10 | 12 hours ago

Hell yeah. Not a Magic fan, but love seeing players avoid major injuries.

Expert-Hooper | Pistons

8 | 12 hours ago

Rats be damned, justice prevails

zannet_t

5 | 12 hours ago

Good. Fuck injuries.

lets_talk_basketball

6 | 12 hours ago

I thought he tore his whole leg up… this is dope tho. Hopefully them German Doctors make it to where he won’t miss more than that, because high ankle sprains can be a lot tricker than low.

SeaMeasurement9 | Bucks

6 | 12 hours ago

Omg thank god

OliverDMcCall | Wizards

6 | 12 hours ago

Tremendous news for Orlando, absolutely tremendous.

MrBuckBuck | Trail Blazers

6 | 13 hours ago

So glad to hear that

DeyZent | Magic

6 | 13 hours ago

thank fucking god thought the season was over

Michiganmade44 | Pistons

6 | 12 hours ago

Great news! I’m also a Michigan basketball fan.

PanthalassaRo | Knicks

6 | 12 hours ago

Glad for him, he is a baller.

supbruhbruhLOL | Magic

5 | 12 hours ago

Good! And fuck all those disgusting Knicks fans who were celebrating this injury in their sub.

HustleWilson | Knicks

6 | 12 hours ago

Best case scenario.

the_shins | Pistons

5 | 10 hours ago

While this is great news, don’t underestimate high ankle sprains. They can take a long time to heal fully.

Never forget when Jon Leuer had one and missed like 2/3s of the season

sourdoughrrmc

4 | 13 hours ago

So high of an ankle sprain it was a knee.

FiTTjE

3 | 13 hours ago

Thank you my lord!

Efficient_Art_1144 | Celtics

4 | 12 hours ago

Good to hear as it looked worse

TuqiDuque12 | Pistons

3 | 12 hours ago

Very very good news, Bane, Suggs and the defense should be able to keep them afloat until their star returns

Zeeron1 | Thunder

5 | 12 hours ago

Thank the basketball gods man I thought for sure it was something worse

trentyz | Nuggets

3 | 12 hours ago

Great, I want to see him ball out

King_ofCanada

4 | 11 hours ago

Great news. Happy for him and Orl fans.

garynevilleisared | Raptors

5 | 11 hours ago

How?? The way he fell, thats extremely fortunate.

Anonemoney

3 | 13 hours ago

He went down clutching at his knee though? That makes no sense

Training_Onion6685 | NBA

11 | 13 hours ago

you twist both at the same time maybe the knee felt more painful at first but actual structural damage was lower

psiANID3 | Magic

4 | 12 hours ago

I thought the same thing so I asked Dr. Google AI: “Yes, a high ankle sprain (injuring ligaments connecting shin bones) can feel like a knee injury because the connected joints, nerves (like peroneal), and tendons (like fibula) stretch from ankle to knee, causing altered gait, compensation, and referred pain or instability in the knee area, sometimes even mimicking a direct knee problem”

mapletree23

2 | 12 hours ago

i mean he extended his knee and probably thought that got fucked, maybe he just thought his leg was sore from that

i wouldn’t be surprised if he hurt both but the knee just hurt more at the time, hyperetending anything feels gross, a lot of the time nba players can get a sprain and play through it on adrenaline, it’s just when they sit the swelling and stuff comes

basically i’m just trying to say there’s probably reasons why he’d grab his knee first, if i were a player i’d probably be a lot more worried about weird feelings in my knee than my ankle

knees are usually season ending, ankles are months at worse

Hollatoe | Magic

3 | 12 hours ago

Whew

TimeToBond

5 | 12 hours ago

Tremendous results? Is Shams talking about Franz’s MRI or Trump’s?

Clemsontigger16

3 | 12 hours ago

Wow dodged a bullet there, how that didn’t result in a knee injury is wild to me

dr_shastafarian | Knicks

3 | 12 hours ago

Uh fwiw a high ankle sprain is still structural damage of the leg

CapN_Crummp | Magic

4 | 12 hours ago

I mean considering how it looked and he grabbed his knee, could have been worse.

dr_shastafarian | Knicks

2 | 12 hours ago

Yeah it looked bad in real time. Never glad when anybody gets hurt but its good to see it not be as serious. Just a pet peeve of mine with sports injury reporting where they try to explain things in an overly basic way to the point what they say is wrong. “Oh just a sprain with no structural damage” is like saying “Oh its a square but not all the sides are the same length and it doesn’t have four 90-degree angles”

Danibear285 | Clippers

3 | 12 hours ago

Thank god it’s not more serious

MoooonRiverrrr

3 | 12 hours ago

Great news

Bonesawisready5 | Spurs

3 | 12 hours ago

Damn dude is lucky, happy it isn’t as bad as it liked

jjkm7 | Raptors

3 | 11 hours ago

I’m so happy for magic fans because doomers made it sound like his season was 100% over

Milla4Prez66 | Magic

2 | 12 hours ago

Thank the basketball gods

hoopla161 | Wizards

2 | 12 hours ago

Iron Man

WinterCareful8525

2 | 12 hours ago

High sprain can hurt that bad? Never had one

rabidantidentyte | Nets

9 | 12 hours ago

Yes. I’ve sprained my ankles countless times, and high ankle sprains were always the most painful initially and the most difficult to recover from. You can’t bear any weight.

Top-Structure-1116 | Knicks

5 | 10 hours ago

I’ve both broken my ankle and had high ankle sprains and the high ankle sprains both were WAY more painful and took longer to return to normal.

2 weeks is an insane recovery timeline for a high ankle sprain imo.

frankievejle | Rockets

2 | 12 hours ago

Love to hear it. Glad it’s nothing too serious.

t3h_KiNgKoNg

2 | 12 hours ago

Happy for Franz, it looked awful.

prsbest11

2 | 12 hours ago

Man I didn’t even feel like I was going to be able to watch the rest of the season with enthusiasm. I got my joy back 😅

Stratys | Spurs

2 | 12 hours ago

Wow amazing news, looked way worse!

StanVanGhandi | Magic

2 | 12 hours ago

Whooooo! We just went from good eastern conference team, to play in team, to chance to be a good team again, all in 24 hours!

The Magic have had one of the tougher schedules in the league. The schedule gets really light in early January. 8 of the first 10 in Jan are against tanking/deep below .500 teams. Franz will be back by then and we can get back in the conversation for top 4.

DonHomer92

2 | 12 hours ago

Excellent news!

wobmaster

2 | 12 hours ago

holy shit, how did he get away with only that. insane (and great) news

Additional_Signal318

2 | 12 hours ago

Just good news for everyone at this point. The NBA needs its stars on the court period.

scene_missing |

2 | 12 hours ago

Oh wow. That clip had looked “out for the season” bad

cresp0 | Magic

2 | 12 hours ago

oh thank fuck

season saved

ObiOneKenobae | Knicks

2 | 12 hours ago

Good shit. The way he reacted I was expecting months minimum.

crapsence | Celtics

2 | 12 hours ago

Good news for Magic

Trimax42 | Germany

2 | 12 hours ago

Looks like both Wagners will be ready to play in their hometown game in Berlin

Jellybeansmw

2 | 12 hours ago

What you mean high ankle sprain?

Franz was holding his damn knee :D

JoshHartsMilkMustach | Knicks

2 | 12 hours ago

Wow, thank God

That’s crazy. It looked really bad yesterday

SCP239 | Magic

2 | 12 hours ago

My elation is immeasurable and our season is saved

CapN_Crummp | Magic

2 | 12 hours ago

THANK GOD! I was ready to donate both knees

nolefan999 | Magic

2 | 12 hours ago

2-4 weeks with magic front office really means he’ll be kept out through the all star break, but this is great news

Em4gdn3m | Jazz

2 | 12 hours ago

The way he fell was hard to tell if it was going to be something a lot more serious or not. It obviously wasn’t a PG/Hayward situation, but you’ve seen enough these to think it might have been a knee ligament. Glad it wasn’t.

walkingthecows

2 | 11 hours ago

I thought for sure that was a blown out knee.

aas_29 | Magic

2 | 11 hours ago

No way!! Thank god. Ok Now mri the actual leg with the injury

Titronnica | SAS

2 | 11 hours ago

That injury looked really fucking rough, glad to hear he’s not going to be sidelined too long. The Magic do NOT deserve to suffer like that.

Saucy_Totchie | Knicks

2 | 10 hours ago

Goddamn really? That’s it? Looked way worse than that but that’s nice.

ginzberg | Knicks

2 | 10 hours ago

Unbelievable. That looked so bad.

fps129 | Knicks

2 | 9 hours ago

All star campaign still alive! Good news fr

LowRune | Thunder

2 | 9 hours ago

thank fuck, that fall looked crunchy istg

HoopLoop2 | Thunder

2 | 8 hours ago

Do the Magic just alternate between Banchero and Franz getting injured? I swear it’s always one of them getting hurt and then they still do well and everyone questions if they really need the other one.

FingerLickingticklin

2 | 7 hours ago

These take way longer to bounce back from then what is usually advertised but damn this is finally a lucky break for the magic

EscapedTheWhirlpool | Timberwolves

2 | 6 hours ago

This is weird af. High ankle sprains aka syndesmotic sprains do not typically come back in 2-4 weeks.

sybersam | Magic

1 | 13 hours ago

THANK FUCKING GOD

Calzhy11 | Magic

1 | 12 hours ago

Life is still worth living!

ruckyruciano | Knicks

1 | 12 hours ago

Thank God, we need to see how the Magic really are this season+

YourAsianBuddy | Knicks

1 | 12 hours ago

Jesus that looked possibly season ending. Thank goodness

JohnnyWarlord | Timberwolves

1 | 12 hours ago

They finally just gave him a replaceable leg

P5Manchero

1 | 12 hours ago

Fuck yes

AntSmith777 | Lakers

1 | 12 hours ago

Best possible news. People were talking as if he shattered his Achilles.

BudgetPractical8748

1 | 12 hours ago

Let’s goooo

guidethyhandd | Timberwolves

1 | 12 hours ago

THANK GOD MAN

ConsiderationDry7887 | Lakers

1 | 12 hours ago

Good news!

GoldenBoyRecords | Knicks

1 | 12 hours ago

Super happy watching the game it def looked worst

donkeyinparadise | Nets

1 | 12 hours ago

Thank God. I was so worried if was acl. Heal up soon pookie.

Fuck those grifting Twitter doctors.

bulley | Magic

1 | 11 hours ago

Wow I was ready to write our season off.

Frosty_Dimension5646 | Nuggets

1 | 11 hours ago

Frank. Wagner.

AubreyGrahamCracka

1 | 11 hours ago

Do the magics and Knicks have a rivalry?

tyipngerror

1 | 11 hours ago

So so glad to hear. The universe really doesn‘t like Franz and Paolo together on the floor

solo118 | Knicks

1 | 11 hours ago

Good to hear, I was shook when he dropped like that

jaxmaster119

1 | 10 hours ago

I swore his knee dislocated

PoonGo0n | Spurs

1 | 10 hours ago

Wow that’s awesome

nokarmawhore | Spurs

1 | 10 hours ago

Dodged a bullet like neo

smalliebigs69 | Magic

1 | 10 hours ago

Praise Mickey!

Starveiled | Hornets

1 | 9 hours ago

Good news. Looked pretty rough.

nbaistheworst

1 | 9 hours ago

Great news - Hoping this won’t linger too long!

Electrical-Law-5731

1 | 9 hours ago

A high ankle sprain dies not have a typical timeframe of 2-4 weeks!? It has a typical timeframe of 6 weeks… These sprains are being misdiagnosed a lot recently. Recovery after 2 weeks would mean this isn’t a high ankle sprain and is a mild sprain.

sameoldknicks | Knicks

1 | 8 hours ago

Great news, speedy recovery

ShittzuDad

1 | 7 hours ago

Sad that he will miss out on another ASG berth as he would have made it for sure.

MatchboxHoldenUte | Warriors

1 | 5 hours ago

Extremely rare positive injury news

chirpz88 | Celtics

1 | 4 hours ago

Dang that looked so much worse than that. Great to hear it!

nutelamitbutter | Rockets

1 | 2 hours ago

Thank god

SnooPies6274 | Magic

1 | 2 hours ago

Thank you, Lord!

[Charania] Orlando Magic star Franz Wagner has sustained a high left ankle sprain, sources tell ESPN. Typically an injury like this has a timeframe of 2 to 4 weeks. Overall, tremendous results after MRI today showed no structural damage on his left leg.