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Orlando Magic News and Rumors

Dwight Howard, regrettably, will miss the rest of the season

Kelly Dwyer, yahoo.com

We relay this news as professionally and tactfully as the man deserves. Orlando Magic All-Star center Dwight Howard was diagnosed with a herniated disk in his back last week, and this is a significant injury. After seeing specialists in Los Angeles, and…

CNNSI.com

Report: Howard informs Magic he won't play for SVG

Ric Bucher, ESPN.com

Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard will undergo back surgery Friday morning in Los Angeles to repair a herniated disk, effectively ending his season and eliminating him from participation in the 2012 Summer Olympics, Howard's agent said Thursday night.

Andrew Greif, dimemag.com

The Celtics clinched a fifth straight Atlantic Division title with their win over Orlando on Wednesday night, but coach Doc Rivers didn’t want the Magic to dominate his press conference. Before closing his meeting with the media, he brought up Tennesse…

Joanne C. Gerstner, nytimes.com

Tension between Magic star Dwight Howard and Coach Stan Van Gundy is in the news again. An Orlando television station is reporting that Howard called the Magic owner Rich DeVos to demand Van Gundy's firing last Friday.

Dan Devine, yahoo.com

Playing without starting point guard Rajon Rondo and sharpshooter Ray Allen, the Boston Celtics still had enough to take down a Dwight Howard-less Orlando Magic team on Wednesday, scoring a 102-98 win at the TD Garden. The victory, keyed by a dominant a…

Dime Magazine, dimemag.com

When a crowd is chanting your name on the road, in part because you dropped 21 points in the first quarter, it doesn’t matter if that road crowd is only “road” in a technical sense. It was only a few miles away, but New Yorkers pretty much took over…