Nikola Vucevic (groin) has been ruled out for Friday's game against the Cavaliers, Josh Robbins of the Orlando Sentinel reports.

Vucevic (groin) has been ruled out for Friday's game against the Cavaliers, Josh Robbins of the Orlando Sentinel reports.

Analysis:

Vucevic will now sit out his seventh game in a row on account of the groin strain, and the Magic's willingness to rule him out a day in advance of the contest suggests he's not progressing especially quick. Dewayne Dedmon and Jason Smith will continue to split the minutes at center for as long as Vucevic remains unavailable.