Hedo Turkoglu out 3 weeks with facial fracture

Magic forward Hedo Turkoglu will under surgery for a facial fracture and miss at least the final three weeks of the regular season.

The team announced the news late Friday, a day after Turkoglu left the second quarter of the Magic’s 96-80 loss to the New York Knicks.

Turkoglu was defending a shot by Carmelo Anthony underneath the Knicks’ basket and inadvertently hit across the face by Anthony. He did not return to the game.

— Reported by Kyle Hightower of the Associated Press

Author: Inside Hoops

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