Jonathan Isaac will miss the rest of the 2021-22 season / News - Basketnews.com

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Orlando Magic forward Jonathan Isaac will miss the remainder of the 2021-22 season, the club announced officially.

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"First and foremost, the care of our players will always be our top priority," said President of Basketball Operations Jeff Weltman. "We have to remember that Jonathan has missed essentially two years. While it continues to be a day-to-day process for him as he continues to strengthen and condition all aspects of his body, we feel we have reached a point where it would be prudent to say that he will not play this season.

I understand this can be frustrating to our fans, but Jonathan has worked extremely hard and he is eager to return to game action, which is why we must continue to manage his rehabilitation with the big picture in mind."

Isaac missed the entire 2020-21 season due to a torn left anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his left knee that was suffered on August 2, 2020, vs. Sacramento during the NBA restart at Disney.

The 24-year-old was also sidelined for 39 games during the 2019-20 campaign due to injuries as well.

The sixth overall pick of the 2017 NBA Draft by Orlando, Isaac has appeared in 136 career NBA regular-season games (106 starts).

He holds NBA career averages of 9.3 points, 5.4 rebounds, 1.1 assists, 1.5 blocks, and 1.1 steals per game.

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