News about Franz Wagner

Team USA men's basketball survived another major scare on Monday, as LeBron James and Co. narrowly beat Germany in their final warmup game before Paris. The Americans won 92-88, after beating South Sudan 101-100 over the weekend. The team will begin its tournament vs. Serbia on June 28th in their first group stage game.

Jamahl Mosley, the team's head coach, has been given a four-year contract extension, with the team in pole position to make the playoffs for the first time since the 2019-20 season. The Magic are the No. 1 in the world at 37-28 years old. 5 seed in the East and just a half-game behind the fourth-seeded Knicks. Orlando is now ranked fifth in defensive efficiency, as Mosley has seen promising results from a young roster featuring Paolo Banchero, Franz Wagner, and Jalen Suggs.

On Saturday night, one Indiana Pacers fan made a half-court shot to win $25,000. Following the Orlando Magic's 117-110 loss in the first quarter, the Pacers had a chance to win extra festive money. He seemed entirely unfazed going forward, bouncing the ball once more before starting to run for a brief time.

The Los Angeles Lakers lost their third game of the new NBA season on Saturday night, with Orlando Magic forward Paolo Banchero left LeBron James dead. The Magic defeated the Lakers 120-101, with German singer Franz Wagner on hand for the hosts in Florida. LeBron, the NBA legend who was flat-flooted early by Banchero in the third quarter at Amway Center, had a night to remember.

Since losing 113-111 to Germany in the semifinals, the United States is out of the Basketball World Cup. In the fourth quarter, the Americans trailed Germany by up to 12 points, but with a single single exception remaining, the Germans held their advantage to just one. However, Andreas Obst's three-point advantage gave the Germans a four-point advantage they would never forget.

Victor Wembanyama, France's top export, is poised to replace wine as France's top export, a 7-foot-4 basketball sensation. He's athletic, skilled, vast, and yet only 19, so the winning team will undoubtedly be considered very lucky as the league selects its first pick on Tuesday night in New York. It's either way or not Wembanyama will feel the same way. The 14 teams in Tuesday's lottery aren't all positive, and that's by design. The lottery is supposed to enhance the league's bottom feeders by (slightly) deterring them from tanking their seasons in an attempt to land a top talent in the draft, such as Wembanyama. Mail Online's preview of Wembanyama's 14 future teams, how he'd fit, and what these clubs need to do to attract the NBA's most coveted prospect in a generation.

On Thursday, the Knicks defeated the Magic 111-106, but that wasn't the only blemish from the night, as Julius Randle was thrown out in the face of teammate Immanuel Quickley at halftime. Randle was knocked by Franz Wagner in the second quarter's final seconds, with the All-Star appearing to believe a foul should have been called on the play. He went over to a referee to make his case, but not for the first time this season - or even the game - when he began arguing with official Leon Wood.

The NBA has suspended 11 players from the on-court brawl during the Detroit Pistons' victory over Orlando Magic on Wednesday night. On Thursday, three and two games were suspended, respectively, for Killian Hayes and Mo Wagner. In the meantime, Hamadou Diallo will miss a game. The NBA wasn't involved there. Cole Anthony, R.J. Hampton, Gary Harris, Kevon Harris, Admiral Schofield, Franz Wagner, Mo Bamba, and Wendell Carter, Jr. were suspended for a single game because of the on-court brawl. Both eleven people are suspended without compensation.

LeBron James scored 28 points, Russell Westbrook had a triple-double, and the Los Angeles Lakers snapped a four-game losing streak, defeating the Orlando Magic 129-110 on Tuesday night. In 31 minutes, James had seven rebounds and five assists. In each of his last seven games, the four-time NBA MVP had scored at least 30 points. 'It was a good victory for us,' James said. They're doing really well.' They won eight of their last nine games and then defeated Boston twice.'