Bitadze will miss his fifth straight contest Thursday after being downgraded from doubtful to out due to still being in the NBA's concussion protocol. While Bitadze has advanced to the non-contact stage of the protocol, his next chance to suit up is Saturday's matchup with Detroit.

MILWAUKEE – Orlando Magic center Goga Bitadze has been placed in concussion protocol and is out for Wednesday night's matchup versus the Milwaukee Bucks, Magic on SI has learned. Bitadze ...

Darius Garland scored 40 points on 14-of-22 shooting, helping the Cleveland Cavaliers narrowly avoid an upset with a 132-126 win over the visiting Toronto Raptors on Wednesday.

Darius Garland starred as Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Toronto Raptors whereas there were victories for Minnesota Timberwolves and Houston Rockets

The Cavs destroy bad teams, and they mostly dominate good teams. They have 23 of their 33 wins by double digits. They’re also on pace to have the sixth-highest margin of victory in NBA history, step-for-step with last season’s Celtics. So, why aren’t they the favorites?

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Julius Randle had 23 points and 10 rebounds, Anthony Edwards added 21 points and seven assists and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Orlando Magic 104-89 on Thursday night for their third straight victory.

Two of the leading sides in the Eastern Conference of the NBA will lock horns at TD Garden on Saturday as the Boston Celtics entertain the challenge of the Orlando Magic. A return to winning ways will be the major objective for both teams in Massachusetts this weekend off the back of respective defeats in their most recent outings.

Therefore, this new injury may spark some concern among fantasy managers, even with the Pacers only playing three games during Week 12. Ben Sheppard (< 1% rostered, Yahoo) started the second half of Sunday’s game.

With just over 2 weeks remaining until the trade deadline, the rumour mill will likely pick up. Do you ever wonder what it would be like to be a GM during trade season?

Dan Titus gets you ready for the week ahead in fantasy hoops with his top players to add, led by the newest member of the Suns.

It was always going to be an uphill battle for the Magic without three starters and three key reserves against the Celtics on Friday night.