Orlando Magic News and Rumors

The 10 Best LeBron James/Dwyane Wade Alley-Oops

Sean Sweeney, dimemag.com

All along, it’s been a running joke amongst NBA fans. The Big Three in Miami is really only the Big Two. We know what Dwyane Wade and LeBron James are… no one is quite sure what to make of Chris Bosh or how to include him. Well now we know: Bosh is ou…

Ananth Pandian, dimemag.com

For the first time since 1993, the NHL’s Los Angeles Kings are in the conference finals, adding to the madness at Staples Center as they join the Clippers and Lakers in the playoffs. As the Kings try to win their first Stanley Cup, they can count on the…

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The Lakers issued a statement publicly backing Mike Brown on Saturday after Magic Johnson declared the first-year head coach would be fired if Los Angeles lost Game 7 of its first-round playoff series with Denver.

Dom Cosentino, deadspin.com

A reader named Luke sent this in and says it's something he sees "like 3 times a week." So this is what a premier athlete's rehab looks like: the 5 p.m. early-bird dinner rush.

Ananth Pandian, dimemag.com

In no surprise to anyone, the higher-seeded Indiana Pacers defeated the Orlando Magic in the first round on Tuesday night. The Pacers definitely wanted to close out the series and get some rest before the second round, but a number of Pacer players alre…

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The Magic found themselves at the center of the NBA universe several times this season.

Kelly Dwyer, yahoo.com

The Orlando Magic would fascinate me endlessly even if it weren't for the ongoing Dwight Howard saga, or the fact that they might be soon to fire one of the best coaches in the NBA just to appease a player that took 80 percent of the season to decide th…

Kelly Dwyer, yahoo.com

Denver Nuggets 102, Los Angeles Lakers 99 (Lakers lead series, 3-2) Atlanta and Chicago managed to dig in, and keep their seasons alive, but Indiana won. Indiana, at home, pulled away in an impressive fourth quarter run to end the season of a clearly in…

Dime Magazine, dimemag.com

The good and bad of Rajon Rondo surfaced in the final 10 seconds of Atlanta’s 87-86 Game 5 win against Boston. With Boston down one, the point stole the inbounds pass and came racing up court with a chance to win. Off a switch, he was matched up with Al…

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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Danny Granger and the Pacers are getting some well-deserved time off and he plans to spend some of it rooting for the Knicks against the Heat.

Associated Press, ESPN.com

Danny Granger scored 25 points to help the Indiana Pacers defeat the Orlando Magic 105-87 on Tuesday night and clinch their first-round Eastern Conference playoff series 4-1.

CNNSI.com

The Pacers finished off the Magic in Game 5. The Hawks found a way to dodge elimination against the Celtics. Can the Sixers eliminate the Bulls in Chicago tonight? Follow all the action here.

ESPN.com news services, ESPN.com

Orlando Magic assistant Patrick Ewing has been informed that he will get to interview with the Charlotte Bobcats for their head coaching job, sources told ESPN The Magazine's Chris Broussard.

CNNSI.com

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) The Indiana Pacers have looked like a team with enough talent to win in the playoffs.

Dime Magazine, dimemag.com

Thank you James Harden. With Dallas in danger of extending the inevitable, – OKC in the second round – the super sub stepped up and destroyed the defending champs down the stretch. Harden finished with 29 points in the Thunder’s six-point win to com…

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The Pacers were in control of Game 4, until the Magic rallied from a 19-point deficit to force overtime. Can Orlando use the extra session to even its opening-round series? Follow here.

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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- Magic forward Ryan Anderson has been chosen the NBA's Most Improved Player.

Patrick Cassidy, dimemag.com

We now have back-to-backs days wondering if NBA antics are funny or disrespectful. Prior to last night’s Game 3 of the Pacers/Magic series in Orlando, Austin Croshere tweeted the pic you see here with the line, “The Pacers training staff is taking inj…

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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) In the first two games against the Orlando Magic , the Indiana Pacers struggled to make the most of their size and matchup advantages.

Iam Thomsen, CNNSI.com

The Magic basket used to be protected by the equivalent of a crocodile-infested moat. Then Dwight Howard suffered a back injury and underwent season-ending surgery. What should have been an intriguing matchup has turned into an exhibition for Roy Hibber…

Lee Jenkins, CNNSI.com

LOS ANGELES -- At 33, Kobe Bryant has already logged more minutes than Michael Jordan, played in more seasons than Magic Johnson and Larry Bird. His 6-foot-6 frame, slender compared to the NBA's modern stars, has absorbed injury-inducing blows to virtua…