MIAMI — Goga Bitadze spoke with a noticeable level ... But I’m back now.” In the interim, Wendell Carter Jr. returned to Orlando’s starting lineup the past six games.

Two games after Banchero went down, so did starting center Wendell Carter Jr. Rookie wing Tristan da Silva took Banchero's place. Goga Bitadze started for Carter. Carter returned several games ago ...

When Wendell Carter Jr. returned to the floor Nov. 27 ... Instead, he joined Goga Bitadze in Orlando‘s starting lineup to fill the role of power forward at the No. 4 spot instead of center ...

The Magic initially labeled Bitadze as questionable to return, but Wendell Carter opened the second half with the starting unit while Bitadze never checked back into the game. Along with Carter ...

Carter found success with the first unit while Goga Bitadze recovered from a concussion, averaging 11.6 points, 9.4 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.1 steals over seven starts, but the Duke product ...

And Orlando will still need to re-integrate key players such as Jalen Suggs (low back strain), Goga Bitadze (concussion ... There’s also Bitadze, whom Wendell Carter Jr. last Sunday called ...

Hours before Goga Bitadze had cleared concussion protocol and made available to return on Monday, the excited Orlando Magic center issued a word ...

MILWAUKEE – Orlando Magic center Goga Bitadze has been placed in concussion ... the Magic will be down to just two available centers – Wendell Carter Jr. and Jonathan Isaac.

"Goga's one of those guys, man, he came in this year on a mission," teammate Wendell Carter Jr. said after Orlando's Jan. 19 loss to Denver (also Bitadze's third missed game in concussion protocol).