A loud yell could be heard from the far side of the practice courts inside the AdventHealth Training Center.<\/p>\n
No, nobody was hurt.<\/p>\n
Instead, the noise came from Magic<\/a> backup center Moe Wagner<\/a> moments after he slammed down a ball with one hand on a drive to the basket.<\/p>\n Cheers from Orlando<\/a> guard Desmond Bane<\/a> and rookies Jase Richardson and Noah Penda soon followed.<\/p>\n And there was a smile back on the face of Wagner, who continues to rehab from a torn left ACL he suffered almost a year ago.<\/p>\n \u201cJust to see him out there, moving around, laughing, smiling with the guys, getting up and down the court, that\u2019s a beautiful thing to see knowing that the kind of competitor he is,\u201d Magic center Wendell Carter Jr.<\/a> said Wednesday.<\/p>\n Added third-year pro Anthony Black: \u201cHim making progress just makes everybody else feel good so we\u2019re happy for him. We know he\u2019s getting better so we\u2019re looking forward to getting him back and we\u2019re happy to see him take steps every day.\u201d<\/p>\n Although Wagner is making progress, he still has crucial steps to check off his list well before a return.<\/p>\n He still is only doing non-contact drills in practice and neither him nor his younger brother Franz Wagner<\/a> (left high ankle sprain) are traveling with the Magic on the team\u2019s upcoming four-game West Coast trip.<\/p>\n \u201cWhat\u2019s more important is you can hear him yelling and screaming and hollering and getting guys going,\u201d Magic coach Jamahl Mosley<\/a> said. \u201cHis energy brings so much life to us.\u201d<\/p>\n Another energy provider within the Orlando locker room is All-Defensive guard Jalen Suggs<\/a>, who suffered a left hip bruise during last Saturday\u2019s NBA Cup semifinal against New York, which won the Cup championship over San Antonio on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n