Although it is more likely he will play in Thursday night’s regular-season finale in Memphis, there is a chance that Hedo Turkoglu will make his return from injury when the Orlando Magic host the Charlotte Bobcats tonight in a game critical to the Magic’s playoff position.
Turkoglu has been cleared for contact, and he participated in the Magic’s shootaround today. But the mask he wore to protect his surgically repaired right cheekbone didn’t feel quite right, and Turkoglu and athletic trainer Keon Weise are attempting to get the proper adjustments made today.
“I want to be able to play with those guys before we start in the playoffs at least one game,” Turkoglu said. “I was going to try it tonight, but the mask, I don’t know if it’ll be done to that time or not. I would love to play tonight and at least two games, but tomorrow for sure I want to get some playing time and get some feeling playing with those guys.”
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