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Former Michigan State Star Receives Tough Injury Update
Orlando Magic guard Gary Harris has not played since Nov. 25 due to a hamstring injury, and the former Michigan State Spartans star is slated to miss his eighth straight game against the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday.
The problem for Harris is that there is still no timetable for his return.
Hamstring issues are always tricky, so the Magic — who have been ravaged by injuries this season but have managed to stay afloat — are understandably treating Harris with kid gloves.
Harris was also just beginning to show signs of breaking out of his slump prior to the injury, as he scored 11 points while canning three 3-pointers in a win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Nov. 21 and had gone five for his last nine from distance before going down.
On the season overall, Harris’ numbers are not a pretty sight, as he is averaging just 4.1 points per game while shooting 40 percent from the floor and 37 percent from long range.
The 30-year-old is in the middle of his fourth full campaign in Orlando. The Magic initially acquired him in a trade with the Denver Nuggets midway through the 2020-21 season.
Harris spent two years at Michigan State between 2012-13 and 2013-14 before making the jump to the NBA. He was selected by the Chicago Bulls with the 19th overall pick of the 2014 NBA Draft but was immediately traded to the Nuggets.
The Fishers, Indiana native spent the first six-and-a-half seasons of his career in Denver and appeared to be on his way to stardom early on, as he registered 17.5 points per game on 48.5/39.6/82.7 shooting splits in his fourth year.
Unfortunately, injuries have derailed Harris ever since, and he has not played in 70 games once in any individual campaign since his second year in the league.
That being said, Harris remains a crucial part of Orlando’s rotation, and the Magic would certainly love to have him back in the fold as soon as possible.
Hopefully, Harris can get healthy and stay healthy.
He owns lifetime averages of 10.8 points and 1.1 steals a night.
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Dusty May is leaving Michigan for the Dallas Mavericks. What now?
Free Press sports writer Tony Garcia breaks down the “shocking” news of Michigan basketball coach Dusty May leaving for the NBA.
At the University of Michigan’s board of regents meeting on Thursday, June 25, interim president Domenico Grasso addressed the departure of former Michigan basketball coach Dusty May, calling the move a “bellwether” for college athletics.
May, who had reportedly agreed in principle to a contract extension with the Wolverines but had yet to sign it, left the program on Monday, June 22. One day later, he was in Brooklyn for the NBA Draft where his Dallas Mavericks selected his former player, Michigan forward Morez Johnson Jr., with the No. 9 overall pick.
“Our current system is in dire need of clarity and equitable reform,” Grasso said at the regents meeting. “Coach May told me that among his reasons for leaving were uncertainties and pressures involving the transfer portal and NIL support for student-athletes.
“He and I agree that the future of college sports is headed in the wrong direction.”
While Grasso did say the new “Protect College Sports Act” could provide “greater stability, clearer national standards and more consistent rules” to college athletics, he also said it has “deeply concerning provisions.”
“Rather than looking to conferences such as the Big Ten as models of athletic and academic excellence, it imposes restrictions that disproportionately affect the institution,” he said. “Among the most troubling provisions are targeted limits on conference expansion and realignment, as well as harmful restrictions on student athletes’ ability to benefit from additional NIL opportunities. These measures will reduce universities and conferences’ flexibility to adapt to changing conditions for student innovative opportunities.
“We want what’s best for the Big Ten and for Michigan. We are not going to sacrifice competitive advantage that we built for more than a century. We stand ready to work with legislators on a bill that will establish a system in which every university can compete and thrive for generations to come.”
May spent just two years in Ann Arbor but made a lasting mark on the program. He went 64-13 during his time, won the 2024-25 Big Ten Tournament championship, the 2025-26 Big Ten championship and finished his time in Ann Arbor defeating UConn, 69-63, to win the national championship on Monday, April 6.
“When my family and I came to Ann Arbor two years ago, we hoped we could help bring Michigan basketball back to where it belongs,” May said in a goodbye statement to U-M. “This wasn’t an easy decision. An opportunity came along that was right for my family and something I felt I needed to pursue, but that doesn’t change how much these last two years have meant to us.
“Thank you for trusting us, believing in us and making these last two years so much fun. It was an honor to coach at Michigan and wear the Block M.”
On Tuesday, June 23, Michigan athletic director Warde Manuel officially announced assistant basketball coach Mike Boynton Jr. would be appointed as interim head coach.
That set a clock for the transfer portal to open for U-M players on Friday, July 24, 31 days after Boynton’s appointment as interim.
Tony Garcia is the Michigan beat writer for the Detroit Free Press. Email him at apgarcia@freepress.com and follow him on X at @RealTonyGarcia.
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