Hours before Goga Bitadze had cleared concussion protocol and made available to return on Monday, the excited Orlando Magic center issued a word

Orlando Magic center Goga Bitadze participated in the team's Monday morning shootaround, but he's still working through concussion protocol.

Orlando Magic head coach Jamahl Mosley, forward Franz Wagner and Goga Bitadze spoke to reporters in Miami following the Magic's 2OT loss to the Heat. "We gave the game away," Wagner said.

MIAMI — Goga Bitadze spoke with a noticeable level of enthusiasm in his voice after shootaround Monday morning at Kaseya Center. That’s because the Magic ... availability, Orlando went 1-5 ...

Magic forward Paolo Banchero said Orlando will have to be “really close and together” on its 5-game trip that starts Thursday at Portland.

Bitadze (concussion) is available for Monday's matchup against Miami, Jason Beede of the Orlando Sentinel reports. Bitadze missed Orlando's last seven games, but he took part in the team's morning shootaround and officially cleared the concussion protocol ahead of Monday's 7:30 p.

Bitadze (concussion) is available for Monday's matchup against Miami, Jason Beede of the Orlando Sentinel reports. Bitadze missed Orlando's last seven games, but he was present at the morning ...

MIAMI – After participating in the Orlando Magic's Monday morning shootaround at the Kaseya Center, Goga Bitadze expressed his excitement for his potential return to action in the evening tilt ...

Franz Wagner, playing in just his third game after missing 20 straight with a torn right oblique, led the Magic with 29 points. He again played beyond his original minutes restriction, logging 40 minutes. Paolo Banchero, who played 44 minutes, had an overall rough night, finishing with 17 points on 7-of-21 floor shooting and five turnovers.

Tyler Herro scored 30 points, Bam Adebayo finished with 26 and the Miami Heat erased a 14-point deficit in the fourth quarter before beating the Orlando Magic 125-119 in double overtime.

MIAMI – After participating in the Orlando Magic's Monday morning shootaround at the Kaseya Center, Goga Bitadze expressed his excitement for his potential return to action in the evening tilt ...

Jericho Sims may be coming to the end of his metropolitan watch with the New York Knicks. Answering fan questions with the trade deadline looming, SNY Knicks insider Ian Begley seems to believe that one of the likelier moves of the team's in-season transactional plan would be to move Sims,