Desmond Bane didn’t seem to have the talent to recognize a celebrity who unexpectedly made a cameo during the Orlando Magic star’s postgame interview on Monday.
While Bane was being interviewed by FanDuel Sports Network’s Dante Marchitelli after the Magic’s 123-107 win over the Detroit Pistons at Kia Center, Orlando, Fla., “America’s Got Talent” judge Howie Mandel sneaked into the frame and praised the guard.
“You got talent,” Mandel told Bane, who seemed a little confused but was appreciative of the message from the 70-year-old celebrity.
Bane even bumped fists with Mandel, who told Bane, “I’m a judge,” as he walked away.
You can watch that scene here.
Desmond Bane has zero idea who Howie Mandel is and I’m here for it 😂😂😂#MakeItMagic pic.twitter.com/wTA4jTPWRf
— Daren Stoltzfus WESH (@DarenStoltzfus) April 7, 2026
Perhaps Bane is just not a big fan of reality shows. It is also possible he knew who Mandel was, but was thrown off by the baseball cap the “Deal or No Deal” host was wearing.
What’s important to Bane is that the Magic won and kept themselves in the thick of the race for one of the top-six spots in the Eastern Conference standings.
Orlando, which got 25 points from Bane in the Pistons game, now sports a 43-36 record, tied with the Philadelphia 76ers and the Charlotte Hornets. All three teams are just half a game behind the sixth spot, currently occupied by the 43-35 Toronto Raptors.
