Noah Penda ☆

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• X Jason Beede (@therealBeede) · Report · 8 h ago

  #Magic forward Noah Penda said his partially torn right hamstring feels really sore. He’s unsure how long he’ll be out. The imaging he saw from his first strain showed it fully healed, and he felt this injury in a different area of the hamstring. “Just terrible luck,” he said.

• ESPN ESPN · Report · 26 h ago

  Penda was diagnosed with a partially torn right hamstring Saturday, Jason Beede of the Orlando Sentinel reports.

• Bluesky Jason Beede (@jbeede.bsky.social) · Report · 26 h ago

  Breaking News: #Magic forward Noah Penda suffered a partially torn right hamstring during Friday’s preseason vs. the Heat, the @orlandosentinel.com has learned. Penda’s return will depend on how he responds to treatment, but he’s expected to miss significant time, I’m told.

• Podcast Locked On Magic host · Report · 44 h ago

  Noah Penda left the game after pulling his hamstring.

• Podcast Locked On Magic host · Analysis · 44 h ago

  The extent of all three injuries is unclear. All three are expected to be rotation players.

• Podcast Locked On Magic host · Prediction · 44 h ago

  The host sees no reason Jonathan Isaac wouldn't play, and says with Penda out he might play Wednesday. The ASR also reads 'He wouldn't be available Wednesday,' which seems to contradict this.

• ESPN ESPN · Report · Oct 16

  Penda won't return to Friday's preseason game against the Heat due to right hamstring tightness, Jason Beede of the Orlando Sentinel reports. He'll finish with one steal in two minutes.

• Podcast Philip Rossman-Reich, Locked On Magic · Analysis · Oct 16

  Noah Penda is getting more opportunities and showing how his game has expanded.

• Podcast Philip Rossman-Reich, Locked On Magic · Analysis · Oct 16

  The host says Penda grew over the summer. Unlike last year, when he played 'without any direction,' his play now feels focused because of the defined role.

• Podcast Locked On Magic host · Opinion · Oct 14

  The host said Richardson's struggles will still be on defense because he is small and teams attack him. He would rather pair Richardson with Noah Penda, Wagner and Suggs than with Vucevic (heard as "Kolovucevic") as the center behind him.

• Podcast Locked On Magic host · Report · Oct 13

  Noah Penda just came back and had a great game on Sunday against Cleveland.

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• Waiting Jason Beede: Noah Penda: reported out source
  2026-10-17 · Bluesky · for vs ATL, 2026-10-21

Checkable calls about Noah Penda from the voices we track, and how they turned out.

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