Magic's Vucevic suffers sprained knee vs. Rockets

Orlando Magic center Nikola Vucevic left the floor and headed to the team's locker room during the second half of Wednesday's game against the Houston Rockets.

As Vucevic pivoted in the key - ball-in-hand - the big man's right knee buckled, causing him to drop the ball and give up on the play.

The Magic deemed Vucevic questionable to return during the third quarter, but he did not re-enter the game even as the two teams went to overtime.

The Rockets defeated the Magic 119-114.

Vucevic told the Orlando Sentinel's Josh Robbins that the doctor who evaluated his injury during the game said that his knee showed sufficient strength - a good sign for both Vucevic and the Magic. However, he will be re-evaluated on Thursday.