The Orlando Magic are trying to go on a run as the end of the NBA season nears over the next few weeks. Though it has been an up-and-down year for the team, the Magic are still in a position to make the NBA playoffs, but Orlando may have to go through the Play-In Tournament to do so.
Injuries have derailed the team, with Mo Wagner suffering an ACL tear earlier in the year, and Jalen Suggs currently being sidelined with a knee injury. Both players have been ruled out for the season.
Magic stars Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner also missed time during the season with injuries, and Orlando is attempting to find its footing now that the star duo is healthy.
The Magic notched a big upset victory against the Eastern Conference's top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers on the road on March 16, and it came with a big game by Banchero, who was the leading scorer with 24 points.
Banchero seemed fired up throughout the contest, and it might have been because some Cavaliers fans were going back and forth with him.
A new video shows Banchero walking to the Magic bench saying to a fan, "Talking all that (expletive). I told y'all we was gone beat y'all (expletive)."
Paolo was talking that yesterday pic.twitter.com/8qypB9OCY4
— Be-Jai McCray (@bejai12_) March 17, 2025
Banchero is still on a four-year, $50 million rookie contract with the Magic that will run through the 2025-26 NBA season.
Whoever was the fan talking to Banchero probably regrets it now since the Magic ended up winning. The Cavs may still have the last laugh given the team's No. 1 seed status.
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This story was originally published March 22, 2025 at 2:44 PM.