{"id":692622,"date":"2026-04-01T21:21:50","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T21:21:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/692622\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T21:21:50","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T21:21:50","slug":"final-franz-wagner-status-revealed-vs-hawks-will-he-finally-play-for-magic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/692622\/","title":{"rendered":"Final Franz Wagner status revealed vs. Hawks: Will he finally play for Magic?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Wagner (injury management) is available and will finally rejoin Orlando.<\/p>\n<p>Franz Wagner is all set to make his highly anticipated comeback for the Orlando Magic.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/players\/21157-franz-wagner.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Franz  Wagner<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/leagues\/59-nba.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-126312-any150x150.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Franz  Wagner\"\/><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/players\/21157-franz-wagner.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-364246-crop100x150.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Franz  Wagner\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tMIN:<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t31.82<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tPTS:<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t21.29 (57.97%)<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tREB:<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t5.79<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tAS:<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t3.61<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tST:<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t1.07<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tBL:<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t0.32<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tTO:<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t1.71<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tGM:<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t28<\/p>\n<p>The Magic have made Wagner (injury management) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/UnderdogNBA\/status\/2039447481591685438?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow\">available<\/a> to play ahead of their Wednesday home clash against the Atlanta Hawks.<\/p>\n<p>Wagner has endured inactivity and frustrations from a left high-ankle sprain all season, which he sustained way back on Dec. 7 against the New York Knicks. He only played four games after suffering the injury as he attempted to return twice to play, but the pain in his ankle hasn&#8217;t subsided.<\/p>\n<p>Now, the Magic can only hope Wagner will finally break through from his ankle woes in the final stretch of the season. The German sensation <a href=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/news-244185-franz-wagner-injury-magic-coach-shares-important-recovery-news.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">made significant progress leading to his return this Wednesday.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Wagner appeared in just 28 games this season, averaging 21.3 points, 5.8 rebounds and 3.6 assists.<\/p>\n<p>                                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/plus?utm_source=basketnews_com&amp;utm_medium=bn_plus&amp;utm_id=UA-259273-31&amp;utm_campaign=banners_free_content_for_not_members_bottom_5\" class=\"banners_paid_content_info_block_white banners-paid-content-info-block-white\" data-google-interstitial=\"false\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>                                                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"bn-plus-img img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/bn-plus.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                                            Like what we are doing? 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