Jalen Suggs Out for Rest of Magic's Season After Surgery on Knee Injury

Jalen Suggs' season has officially come to an end due to a knee injury that required surgery.

The Orlando Magic announced on Tuesday that Suggs had successful arthroscopic surgery to repair a cartilage fragment in his knee and a mosaicplasty to repair the trochlear joint surface.

Suggs is expected to make a full recovery, but the Magic didn't announce a timetable for his return to basketball activities.

The Magic previously announced on Sunday that Suggs would undergo surgery and remain out indefinitely.

Suggs suffered a back injury in Orlando's victory over the Toronto Raptors on Jan. 3. He had to be taken off the court and into the locker room using a wheelchair due to what the team said was back spasms.

Suggs returned to the lineup against the Detroit Pistons on Jan. 25, but suffered a thigh injury during the game. The Magic's statement on Sunday indicated he was experiencing discomfort in his knee during his ramp-up in an attempt to return to action this season.

Instead, the Magic will be forced to finish out their once-promising season without Suggs. Injuries have taken a toll on their roster. Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner both suffered torn obliques earlier in the season that kept them out for two months.

Even though Banchero and Wagner have been back in the lineup since January, Suggs' absence has had a profound impact on the Magic. They are 8-18 since his original injury on Jan. 3.

Suggs ranks third on the team in scoring average (16.2 points per game), assists (3.7) and first in steals (1.5).

After climbing as high as No. 3 in the Eastern Conference standings, the Magic currently occupy the eighth seed. They are 4.5 games ahead of the Chicago Bulls for the 10th seed and final spot in the play-in tournament.