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The disappointing 2017-18 NBA season for the Orlando Magic continued with their 105-99 loss to the lowly Sacramento Kings on Tuesday. Once again, head coach Frank Vogel was reminded about what could have been, especially after seeing Vince Carter on the opponents’ side. Carter made the decision to join Sacramento in free agency last summer […]

Shelvin Mack is currently a player for the Orlando Magic. He is averaging 4.2 points, 2.0 rebounds, and 3.6 assists as the Magic’s third-string point guard. Nonetheless, after playing seven years in the NBA, Mack is already expressing his desire to become a head coach one day, according to Josh Robbins of the Orlando Sentinel. […]

As the NBA nears the two-week window prior to the trade deadline, Orlando Magic guard/forward Evan Fournier isn’t worried about his name coming up in trade rumors after carving a niche in this system. The French international is putting together his best season and now popping up on many teams’ radars, due to his improved […]

Orlando Magic shooting guard Jonathon Simmons appears to be a pretty big football fan. Sometime after the Magic won Sunday over the Boston Celtics, the New England Patriots came back from a deficit and defeated the Jacksonville Jaguars for a chance to win yet another Super Bowl. Simmons wasted no time in giving his prediction […]

Following their disappointing 103-95 loss to the lowly Orlando Magic at TD Garden, the Boston Celtics are now riding their longest losing streak of the year with a three-game slide. Celtics center Al Horford thinks that Boston really needs to start playing with a lot more urgency going forward in order to get out of this recent […]

The Orlando Magic have been without the services of veteran big man Nikola Vucevic for the last few weeks due to a fractured left hand that he suffered in late December. However, it appears that Vucevic is making progress in his recovery as he was going to through individual drills on Saturday afternoon in Boston […]

Everybody knows that Hall of Famer Tracy McGrady is an impressive basketball player. In his career, he averaged 19.6 points, 5.6 rebounds and 4.4 assists and played for multiple teams including the Toronto Raptors, Orlando Magic and Houston Rockets. If his career wasn’t marred by injuries, he could have done more. But everybody doesn’t know […]

As of late, there has been a fair share of trade rumors involving Orlando Magic point guard Elfrid Payton as well as other players on his team. According to an article published today by Spencer Davies of Basketball Insiders, Payton reacted to those rumors by saying that he isn’t letting it get in his head. “I don’t […]

The NBA has suspended Orlando Magic forward Arron Afflalo for two games without pay for striking Minnesota Timberwolves forward Nemanja Bjelica in the face during a Tuesday night matchup, according to Shams Charania of The Vertical. The league did not dish out any punishment for Bjelica, as his headlock on Afflalo was used merely to […]

Before Orlando Magic guard Arron Afflalo and Minnesota Timberwolves forward Nemanja Bjelica were ejected during the second quarter of Tuesday’s 108-102 Magic win, there was some heat that led to Afflalo punching Bjelica. First, it was an exchange of words that got both a technical foul. About four minutes later, Bjelica bumped into Afflalo after […]

It’s no secret that the Orlando Magic are once again looking like a team that will miss out on the playoffs this season. They currently own a 13-31 record, good for 14th in the East and are eight games out of the last seed in their conference. That said, it has led to a lot […]

It’s a shame that the fight between Arron Afflalo and Nemanja Bjelica became the most talked about part of the Orlando Magic and Minnesota Timberwolves’ meeting this past Tuesday. It was a great game that had the Magic earning an impressive upset victory against one of the hottest teams in the league, 108-102. For the Magic, […]

Minnesota Timberwolves forward Nemanja Bjelica was at the wrong end of an actual fight during Tuesday’s matchup with the Orlando Magic. The hot-shooting forward nearly avoided a haymaker from forward Arron Afflalo after attempting to box him out of rebounding position. Bjelica maintained that he was just trying to protect himself by catching Arron on […]

Another day, another altercation. Tuesday night’s game between the Orlando Magic and the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves became the latest addition to the season’s already long list of heated encounters, and it’s probably the most intense yet. Unlike most of the “fights” that happened in the past week or so, this one involving Arron Afflalo and […]

The NBA is dealing with another confrontation between players as the Orlando Magic’s Arron Afflalo and the Minnesota Timberwolves’ Nemanja Bjelica got into a fight. In light of the recent altercation between the L.A. Clippers and Houston Rockets, the NBA removed clips of the incident from both the Magic’s and the Timberwolves’ League Pass streams. […]

Although the 2017-18 NBA season is just halfway through, it has already seen its fair share scuffles both on and off the court. The most recent example came during Tuesday night’s matchup between the Minnesota Timberwolves and Orlando Magic. Both teams had been trading buckets midway through the second quarter when things when the game […]

The Orlando Magic are among the bottom dwellers in the Eastern Conference with a record of 12-31. There are even talks saying their valuable assets Evan Fournier, Elfrid Payton and Nikola Vucevic are on the move. You may think that this is the best time for the Magic to pray, but it seems like you […]

Philadelphia 76ers center, Joel Embiid, might add to his career internationally as the French national team confirmed its interest in the big man. This could see the No. 3 pick in the 2014 NBA Draft representing France in the upcoming Olympics, if they are to successfully recruit him. Embiid was born in Cameroon and moved […]

Orlando Magic fans had a lot to cheer for earlier in the season. Their team started with an 8-4 record and was one of the top dogs in the East. Fast forward to today and the lackluster Magic are 12-31. It’s hard to be a Magic fan these days. It would be way easier to […]

This is a big year for Aaron Gordon. Orlando’s 22 year old forward is set to enter restricted free agency this summer after the two sides failed to reach an agreement on an extension. Gordon has placed a bet that his play this year will dictate his value in free agency. 40 games into the […]

Veteran center Marcin Gortat has another year left in his deal with the Washington Wizards, but that hasn’t stopped him from discussing his NBA future. With that in mind, the 33-year-old has told Josh Robbins of the Orlando Sentinel on Friday that next season will be his last and that he wants to finish it playing […]

Orlando Magic forward Aaron Gordon was late to arrive at the team’s plane on Monday before they traveled to Dallas. As a result, he was held out of their starting unit during Tuesday’s game versus the Mavericks, serving as his sanction for violating the team’s policy. Jonathon Simmons took over Gordon’s spot in the starting […]

Toronto Raptors stars DeMar DeRozan and Kyle Lowry have long been good friends on and off the court. They share a close bond that and are evidently enjoying having each other around as seen during interviews, shootarounds and even when they sit together on the bench. However, that was apparently not the case back in […]

The nightmare 2017-18 NBA season continues for the Orlando Magic. As a result, it seems they could be looking to shake things up with trade rumors running rampant throughout the league. Although the Magic have been nothing short of a disaster, small forward Evan Fournier is in the midst of the best season of his […]

Nearing the halfway point of the season, the Detroit Pistons have remained well in the mix in the playoff picture currently holding one of the final positions. However, this hasn’t stopped the front office from looking to shake things up a bit ahead of the trade deadline as Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN is reporting that […]

Being sidelined with an injury is difficult for any player. However, Orlando Magic center Nikola Vucevic does not even have the luxury of being able to sit with his team during games. Vucevic has been nursing a fractured left index finger he suffered against the Washington Wizards nearly two weeks ago. Since then, he has been […]

The Orlando Magic are one of the most disappointing teams in the NBA. They are 14th in the Eastern Conference, and they have lost nine of their last 10 games. The Magic haven’t seen the playoffs since the 2011-12 NBA season. Their rebuilding efforts have been questionable, and the team apparently has no viable direction […]

For rising star forward Aaron Gordon and the Orlando Magic, the month of November and onwards continue to be very cruel to his team. After their 6-2 start to the 2017-18 season, their attempt to string a decent winning streak together has been a grueling task. Orlando has since fallen to a 12-26 mark in […]

Have you ever had a really bad hair day? Especially one that directly affects you while you’re on the job? Look no further than what happened to Orlando Magic guard Elfrid Payton during Monday night’s game against the Brooklyn Nets. With the Magic leading the Nets 12-10 a little more than midway through the first […]

In his fourth season in the league, Aaron Gordon has seen some continued improvement in his performance on the court. One of the biggest areas where the Orlando Magic forward has seen a large jump in consistency is from beyond the arc, hitting an efficient 41.5 percent. In John Denton’s article for Magic.com, head coach […]

Bismack Biyombo’s basketball skill set is a limited one. That said, he continues to hang around in the NBA because he does two things very well. One is rebounding and the other is sending opponents’ shots to the moon. During Saturday’s home game against the Miami Heat, Biyombo stayed true to that characterization by scoring […]

Orlando Magic power forward Jonathan Isaac is not having a great experience in his first year in the pros. Isaac has appeared in just 15 games this season, as he’s being hampered by an ankle injury he suffered on Nov. 17. So far, Isaac has been absent in 21 games, but he’s about to miss […]

During Thursday night’s game between the Orlando Magic and Detroit Pistons at Amway Center, the official Twitter page for the Magic posted a couple of closeup photos of the shoes shooting guard Mario Hezonja was wearing. They’re pretty sweet kicks, that’s for sure. Hezonja rocked a pair of custom Nikes with Super Mario on them during […]

When it comes to having a huge reservoir of confidence, Orlando Magic shooting guard Mario Hezonja is Europe’s answer to Dion Waiters. Excessive confidence, however, can sometimes bite players back, and Hezonja learned of that the hard way Thursday night, when he botched running a 4-on-1 fastbreak play during the second quarter of a game […]

Nike has unveiled the “City edition” uniforms for all 30 NBA teams today and fans will surely have a lot to say about it. Here is a look at some of the new threads: Here’s a look at all of the jerseys: Nike is in the first season as the main provider of NBA jerseys. […]

The NBA Christmas season is now behind us, as we are in the final week of 2017. In just one week, the power rankings have fluctuated and new teams have moved up and down the standings. Of course, the Golden State Warriors have claimed the first spot on the power rankings for their close Christmas […]

The Orlando Magic suffered a huge blow last week when their starting center, Nikola Vucevic, went down with a hand injury. He underwent surgery on Tuesday to repair the second metacarpal in his left hand, and it reportedly went well, according to John Denton of Magic.com. “Orlando Magic center Nikola Vucevic underwent surgery on Tuesday […]

The Orlando Magic got another body to add to their crowded injury list. That’s center Nikola Vucevic, who sustained a fractured hand in the first half of Saturday night’s road game against the Washington Wizards. He has been ruled out of the game and for at least 6-8 weeks, according to Shams Charania of The […]

Although the New Orleans Pelicans have largely underwhelmed thus far in the 2017-18 NBA season, superstar center DeMarcus Cousins is at the top of his game. Not only has he been among the league leaders in points and rebounds, he has largely served as one of two bright spots in what has been an otherwise […]