Magic face LeBron’s Cavaliers tonight on road.

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — As his Orlando Magic teammates faced his former Detroit Pistons teammates, shooting guard

Jodie Meeks flashed back to what happened exactly one year earlier.

On Oct. 28, 2015, Meeks fractured the fifth metatarsal on his right foot during a game at The Palace of Auburn Hills, the same arena where he found himself Friday night.

“It wasn’t a good day for me, obviously,” Meeks said. “I still remember it like it was yesterday. At the end where the Pistons bench is, I kind of turned right, and it kind of snapped.”

Meeks has undergone two surgeries on his foot — last October to repair the fracture and again in July to receive a bone graft and have a larger screw inserted.

Between the two procedures, the Pistons traded him to the Magic.

“Jodie can really shoot the ball,” Pistons coach

Stan Van Gundy said. “He can get to the free-throw line. He knows how to score. I thought Jodie was a big part of us two years ago getting back to being a competitive team, and he’s had very unfortunate injuries the last three years. So I feel bad for him. I hope it works out.”

Orlando acquired Meeks because they coveted his outside shooting, especially from 3-point range. But the second surgery has delayed the start to his season until late November at the earliest.

He’s limited at the moment, but he took some set shots after the team completed its morning shootaround Friday.

“He’s out winning freethrow competitions already, which is kind of encouraging,” Magic coach

Frank Vogel said. “You see that smooth stroke. Even though he can’t jump off of it yet, you can see the upper-body mechanics are really sharp. He’s a good guy. Guys really like being around him and gravitate to his personality. He’s a good culture fit.”

Many of Meeks’ former Pistons teammates, including Andre Drummond and Stanley Johnson, broke into wide smiles when they saw him before tipoff.

Complimenting Biyombo

Bismack Biyombo returned from his one-game NBA suspension to play against the Pistons, and Vogel was ecstatic to have Biyombo back.

Vogel and the Magic value Biyombo’s on-court communication, in addition to his rebounding, shot-blocking and bonecrunching screens.

Fans in an arena’s lower bowl sometimes can hear Biyombo call out coverages to his teammates during the run of play.

“He’s a middle linebacker defensively,” Vogel said. “He’s a guy that’s not just doing his job. He’s making sure everybody is doing their job.

“He’s a great communicator, forceful with his voice. He’s a vet. He’s been around. He’s seen all the coverages and how to guard certain stuff. He’s going to really, really enhance our defense.”

Memories of Orlando

Tobias Harris, who started at small forward for the Pistons, played against the Magic for the third time since the Magic traded him on Feb. 16.

Asked to name his favorite memories of playing for the Magic, Harris responded, “Just playing with the guys, with the team. Getting traded over there was big for me in my career and where I’m at now. I had a good time over there. I’m more excited about where I’m at now.”