Wendell Carter Jr. & Angel Reese Ignite Dating Buzz After Viral Magic Game Appearance

(Body) Wendell Carter Jr. delivers loud reminder in NBA Cup run Orlando Magic center Wendell Carter Jr. looked fully recovered from the left-ankle sprain that sidelined him last week, erupting for 14 points, 10 rebounds and a +15 plus-minus in Tuesday’s 117-108 quarterfinal win over the Miami Heat. The double-double came just 16 days after the 26-year-old was officially removed from the injury report ahead of Orlando’s trip to Philadelphia. Why Carter’s resurgence matters • Paint presence: Orlando is 10-3 this season when Carter grabs double-digit boards. • Floor spacing: His two made threes versus Miami forced Bam Adebayo to defend the perimeter, opening lanes for Paolo Banchero and Jalen Suggs. • Defensive anchor: Carter held Heat opponents to 42 percent shooting inside six feet, seven points below their season average. What’s next The Magic fly to Las Vegas for Friday’s NBA Cup semifinal against the New York Knicks, whose small-ball lineups could struggle with Carter’s size. A win would place Orlando in position to claim the league’s inaugural in-season championship and bolster a playoff résumé that already features a 14-9 record. Injury outlook Team doctors cleared Carter for full minutes restriction-free duty, but head coach Jamahl Mosley hinted he may cap the center at “around 32 minutes” to preserve his ankle for the upcoming four-games-in-six-nights stretch. Fantasy/betting nugget Carter is averaging 15.2 points, 9.8 rebounds and 1.4 blocks in five games since returning; over that span he owns the NBA’s seventh-best defensive-rebound percentage. Search-friendly takeaways • Wendell Carter Jr injury update • Wendell Carter Jr double-double vs Heat • Orlando Magic vs Knicks NBA Cup semifinal • Orlando Magic center impact stats • NBA Cup Las Vegas schedule and odds