Magic All-Star Paolo Banchero hinted at his return on social media ahead of Friday’s game vs. Bucks at Kia Center. “To stay where they are, given what they’ve had to endure, is

Orlando Magic forward Paolo Banchero has missed 34 straight games after suffering a right oblique tear over two months ago. He's officially available to make his return vs. the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday night in the Kia Center.

Paolo Banchero is not a patient person. The Orlando Magic forward acknowledges that he’s been frustrated for much of the last 2 1/2 months while recovering from a torn oblique muscle, one that kept him out of the lineup for 34 games.