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

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.

Though he had started in each of his prior 33 appearances, Bitadze was deployed as the backup center behind Wendell Carter on Monday as he made his return from a six-game absence due to a concussion.

The Orlando Magic (24-24) blew a 14-point lead to the Miami Heat (23-22) on Monday night, losing 125-119 in double-overtime and dropping four of their last five games. Despite mis

Although Franz Wagner and Paolo Banchero are back, the Magic are still without Jalen Suggs and Goga Bitadze, two keys to defensive success.

In addition to suffering a right hip contusion Sunday vs. Philadelphia, Magic center Goga Bitadze got hit in the head.

The Denver Nuggets are rounding off their Florida road trip with the Orlando Magic on Sunday night in the first meeting between the two teams this season. Last season the Magic swept the season series,

The Orlando Magic (24-24) are welcoming in the Atlanta Hawks (22-24) for a contest between Southeast Division foes at Kia Center, with a start time of 7:00 PM ET on Monday, February 10, 2025. It’s the first matchup between the teams this year.

Orlando Magic (23-20, sixth in the Eastern Conference ... The Nuggets score 16.2 more points per game (120.3) than the Magic allow (104.1). TOP PERFORMERS: Goga Bitadze is averaging 9.6 points, 8.2 rebounds and 1.6 blocks for the Magic.

Orlando Magic (23-22 ... day to day (hamstring), Jalen Suggs: day to day (back), Goga Bitadze: day to day (concussion), Franz Wagner: out (obliques), Jonathan Isaac: day to day (illness), Cole ...

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.

BOTTOM LINE: Orlando looks to break its five-game slide when the Magic play Detroit. The Magic have gone 19-14 against Eastern Conference opponents. Orlando is the worst team in the Eastern Conference averaging just 103.4 points per game.