\r\nThe red-hot Cleveland Cavaliers are the talk of the NBA after bolting out to a 5–0 start, and tonight they welcome the Orlando Magic to the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse."} 66:{"type":"p","text":"Superstar guard Donovan Mitchell leads the first-place Cavs in scoring, but he’s far from a one-man band. The front office has cobbled together a top-notch team, including a pair of dominant big men in former first-round pick Evan Mobley and center Jarrett Allen, along with a deep and scrappy bench."} 67:{"type":"p","text":"Earlier this week, the Cavs knocked off both the Knicks and the Lakers, proving they’re definitely for real, and tonight, they’ll face another first-place team in Orlando."} 68:{"type":"p","text":"Yesterday the Magic announced that their budding young superstar, Paolo Banchero, has suffered a torn right oblique muscle—that’s the one on your side near the rib cage—and he’s gonna be out indefinitely. That really hurts—both the injury and the loss."} 69:{"type":"p","text":"Banchero was the number one overall draft pick back in 2022, and so far this season, he leads the team in scoring, assists, and minutes played."} 6a:{"type":"p","text":"Earlier this week, the blossoming power forward dropped a career-high 50 points on the Pacers, and that kind of productivity will be hard for the Magic to replace. So you know, the team says they aren’t even gonna reevaluate his injury for at least a month."} 6b:{"type":"p","text":"By the way, if the Cavs get by this one unscathed, tomorrow night they head to Milwaukee for a big-time showdown against the struggling Bucks."} 6c:{"type":"p","text":"We’ll switch gears now and in Southern California, a world renowned championship is already underway involving more than $30 million in prize money, an international lineup, lots of exciting races, and more.\r\n

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