Jonathan Isaac

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Isaac had only played with three players currently on the Magic roster but that all changed on Monday.

To see him on the court after it has been so long and get the love from the fans and be able to get a couple of buckets, a steal and play the game was awesome to see.” I was the same way when someone else that was injured was coming back, I tried my best to be extremely happy for them and get in on everything that was going on. “I believe that I have my teammates’ respect for the way I’ve tried my best to walk out of these two years of being away,” Isaac said. “He has been a huge leader in the locker room for everybody, a positive voice — sending messages to the group chat all season. Much love to the Magic for sticking with me and the Magic fans were excited so (I) just tried to bottle all of that up in one moment. To prepare, Isaac appeared in three games with the Lakeland Magic in the G League. I thought he was great with the way he handled himself and, defensively, his ability to get after the ball. They have a tight bond together and that starts with Isaac, who is the second-longest tenured player on the team. He quickly went to work, scoring on a turnaround jumper 38 seconds later for his first points of the game. All of the people that were getting me back — the trainers, our coaches, my family, my church family and my faith. After several setbacks along the way, and some 904 days later, Isaac was cleared to suit up in a regular season game. Isaac stepped onto an NBA court with the Magic for the first since suffering a torn ACL in his left knee on Aug.

“I'd be lying to you if I said I didn't (have doubts) with this injury,” the Orlando Magic forward said Monday night. That's a part of coming back from an ...

his ability to come back and stay the course through the entire process, with his faith and work ethic and the support system he has behind him has just been tremendous. “Tonight is barely scratching the surface of what this team is trying to be. Guys are getting stronger and bigger and faster all the time, and so to be able to play at such a level with such adversity, I think is impressive. He returned seven months later, but tore his left ACL while playing in his second game in the NBA bubble at Disney World. The 6-foot-10 power forward scored 10 points, grabbed three rebounds and added a couple of steals in his limited time on the floor. so I was going to continue the process no matter what anybody was saying.”

Orlando Magic forward Jonathan Isaac (knee) is available to make his season debut in Monday's game against the Boston Celtics.

He will likely play in limited fashion for the next few games as the team ramps up his minutes. Orlando Magic forward Jonathan Isaac (knee) is available to make his season debut in Monday's game against the Boston Celtics. Orlando's Jonathan Isaac (knee) available to make season debut Monday

Paolo Banchero scored 23 points, Jonathan Isaac played in an NBA game for the first time in 2 1/2 years and the Orlando Magic broke the Boston Celtics' ...

... Tatum went to the Boston locker room with 6:47 left in the third quarter with a “cramping on the side of my stomach,” but re-entered the game with 2:04 left in the period. “And the Magic fans were excited, so I was just trying to bottle all that up in one moment. “They have long, active guys, and you’ve got to take care of the basketball.” “Much love to the Magic for sticking with me,” Isaac said. “I think it says more about Orlando and how they played tonight,” said Boston interim coach Joe Mazzulla. “We guarded in that second half,” said Cole Anthony, who came off the Magic bench with 18 points, five rebounds, four assists and two steals.

After being sidelined for nearly two-and-a-half years – 904 days to be exact – due to a torn ACL, Orlando Magic forward Jonathan Isaac made his return on ...

The Magic looked very different back then too; the only players remaining on the roster from when Isaac suffered his injury are Markelle Fultz, Terrence Ross and Mo Bamba. Since Isaac is only 25 years old and still has plenty of untapped potential, the former No. Much love to the Magic for sticking with me, and the Magic fans that were excited. To put Isaac’s missed time in perspective, consider this: the last time he appeared in an NBA game, Anthony Edwards and LaMelo Ball had yet to be drafted. 6 overall pick provided a ton of energy and activity – even diving for a loose ball at one point – and he didn’t hesitate when given opportunities to shoot. Isaac was on a minutes restriction, but made the most of his playing time.

After a left knee injury that sidelined him since the summer of 2020, Orlando Magic center Jonathan Isaac has made his return to the NBA court. Having ...

"Jonathan was one of the first guys to text my phone after I was drafted here. I know that I was made to play basketball. 1 pick of the 2022 NBA Draft and NBA Rookie of the Year candidate "There were days where I was like I don't know if I want to keep going," Isaac told. "That kind of first wind got to me. Jonathan Isaac thanked God that he found the passion to get back to the court.

Isaac, 25, hadn't played an official NBA game since Aug. 2, 2020, when he tore the ACL in his left knee during a game in the Orlando bubble. He missed all of ...

[Markelle Fultz](https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/4066636/markelle-fultz), [Terrence Ross](https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/6619/terrence-ross) and [Mo Bamba](https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/4277919/mo-bamba). When Isaac checked out of the game for good in the third quarter, he briefly disappeared from the bench. The two had a quick conversation, during which Mosley expressed how happy he was to see Isaac back. 30, 2019, when he contributed 13 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks in a loss to the [him getting the G League time](https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/35429884/magic-jonathan-isaac-sidelined-2-years-plays-g-league-game). There was a notable difference in the second half when Isaac returned. "I thought he did a great job playing with a level of poise. "It was supposed to really be a catch and a jumper but they played it well and it was just me and Jaylen. So I just said get something and I was able to get to my turnaround. As he checked into the game between a pair of [Jayson Tatum](https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/4065648/jayson-tatum) free throws, the sellout crowd of 19,196 inside the Amway Center showed its appreciation with a rousing ovation. "There were days where I was like I don't know if I want to keep going," he said. He turned to the court, stuck his mouthpiece in and walked onto an NBA floor to play his first game in over 900 days.

Jonathan Isaac shined in his debut after more than two years recovering from a torn ACL.

He delivered and helped Orlando blow the game open when he came in during the third quarter, doing just about everything that once made him the future of this team and this league before he had to start a new, more treacherous journey. “He talks about it all the time and who he is, his faith and his work ethic. “I’m just super excited for him to make it to this day to put on the uniform, be able to go out there and step in to play the game he loves. But he believed God had him on this journey for a purpose and he was going to keep working. Most players wouldn’t be given such a tall task so soon, but it was easy for Jamahl Mosley to trust Isaac with the assignment. So he can merely sympathize with all the long nights Isaac had to deal with trying to get his body right. “I have to just continue to look within and lean on those people.” “But he’s a strong-faithed man and I think he was the most prepared to go through what he’s going through than anybody else in this locker room, if anything, in this league.” He never got to play with Isaac before Monday night, so this was his chance to witness Isaac up close. But Isaac was there to promise him it was going to be OK. Just seeing somebody who went through the same injury I had and be able to persevere and come back (was inspiring),” Fultz told The Athletic. His entire support system that propped him up when it was easy to truly fall down, that tangled maze of love was front and center in his mind as he stepped onto the court for the first time in over two years.

ORLANDO - Before tearing his ACL in his left knee in a game during the NBA restart in the Disney bubble in early August 2020, Jonathan Isaac was widely ...

The fact that he took seven shots from the field in the amount of time he was on the court was impressive in and of itself. I thought he was great...the way he handled himself. I think that was the importance of him getting the G League time. “I thought he did a great job playing with a level of poise. In two of those three misses – one by Jayson Tatum and the other by Luke Kornet – Isaac clearly altered them with his length and timing. Before the injury in 2020, though, he was beginning to add much more to his scoring arsenal.