Orlando Magic guard Markelle Fultz is out indefinitely following suffering a fractured big toe in his left foot, the team announced Sunday.
The Magic said Fultz was fitted with a walking boot, but he won’t need surgery. The team did not disclose a timetable for Fultz’s return, but the Orlando Sentinel reported that the first overall pick in the draft will likely miss training camp.
Fultz, 24, suffered the injury during preseason training, according to the team, which said his “return to the game will depend on how he responds to rehab and treatment.” He is the second key backcourt player to suffer an injury this offseason for the Magic, who are also without Gary Harris (torn meniscus).
The 6-foot-4 Fultz missed most of the past two seasons due to a torn ACL suffered in January 2021. He missed nearly 14 months before returning to the Magic last February and appeared in 18 games, averaging 10.8 points and 5.5 assists.
The 76ers’ No. 1 overall pick in 2017 has averaged 10.9 points and 4.8 assists in 131 career games over five injury-plagued seasons with Philadelphia and Orlando.
Fultz is entering the second season of a three-year, $50 million contract extension he signed with the Magic in December 2020. The Magic will hold their media day on Monday and open training camp on Tuesday.
