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Orlando Magic forward Aaron Gordon is one of the NBA’s best dunkers today. He may have narrowly missed winning the slam dunk contest title last season, but he makes it a point to remind everyone about his mad hops and athleticism. During the third quarter of his team’s game against the L.A. Clippers on Wednesday […]

During the first half of their match against the Orlando Magic on Tuesday night, Atlanta Hawks point guard Dennis Schroder showed everyone that he has more to his game than setting up plays and making layups. After blowing past his defender, the 23-year-old German international drove hard to the basket and went for a dunk even […]

The Orlando Magic may have added key pieces to their roster last summer with the hopes of turning their fortunes around starting this season. However, things have not gone according to plan and they are on course to miss the playoffs once again. They may be stuck in mediocrity and without a roster that can […]

The 1999-2000 NBA Rookie of the Year Steve Francis has gone from rags to riches, and back to rags again after he was recently arrested for a DWI and marijuana possession in Houston. At the time, police in Manatee, Florida, wanted to talk to Francis about a car burglary dating back to June — where Francis […]

With news circulating that the Orlando Magic are looking to add a proven scorer through the trade market, one of their young players has emerged as a possible candidate to be moved. Their second year shooting guard, Mario Hezonja, has been rumored to be the odd-man out of the Magic’s roster and will be used as […]

During the second quarter of the game between the Boston Celtics and Orlando Magic on Wednesday night, Jaylen Brown showed everyone that he can thrown down a vicious slam. After getting past his defender, the Celtics rookie drove hard to the basket and dunked the ball even with Nikola Vucevic in front of him. The […]

The Orlando Magic may have added the likes of Serge Ibaka, Bismack Biyombo and D.J. Augustin during the offseason to add frontcourt depth and solid playmaking skills off the bench, but one thing they did not expect is the lack of scoring they would get in return. After giving up Victor Oladipo in exchange for […]

Despite having key additions in the offseason to bolster their lineups, the Indiana Pacers and the Orlando Magic have not been playing as well as expected. The Pacers currently have a 10-11 record while the Magic are ranked 11th in the Eastern Conference with a 9-12 slate. In line with these, rumors recently surfaced that […]

Good news for Detroit Pistons fans. Starting point guard Reggie Jackson is set to make his season debut tonight when the team hosts the Orlando Magic. #Pistons SVG says Reggie Jackson will play tonight vs. #Magic. — Rod Beard (@detnewsRodBeard) December 4, 2016 Jackson was sidelined with knee tendinitis discovered during the preseason and has […]

The Orlando Magic have not started the season as planned. They have lost their last four consecutive games, bringing their record down to 6-11. The early season struggles prompted head coach Frank Vogel to experiment with his lineup and make changes with his rotation during their game on Sunday night against the Milwaukee Bucks. The changes […]

With over seven minutes left in the third quarter of the match between the Milwaukee Bucks and Orlando Magic on Sunday night, Giannis Antetokounmpo once again proved why is called the “Greek Freak.” With the high-flying Aaron Gordon attacking the basket, the 21-year-old Athens native did not back down from the challenge and went up […]

A fine is likely coming the way of Bradley Beal. During a scrum midway through the fourth quarter in the Wizards’ game against the Orlando Magic, Beal grabbed and seemingly tried to choke the next of Magic guard Evan Fournier. Here are a few looks at the play: https://twitter.com/rachaelhoops/status/802335288886312961 The video makes it somewhat tough […]

Former No. 2 overall pick of the 1999 NBA Draft and three-time All-Star Steve Francis has been charged with felony retaliation after prosecutors said he threatened to assault a Houston-area deputy officer during a traffic stop, according to a report by the Associated Press. Court records show the 39-year-old University of Maryland product also faces a […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder are in for an interesting year. This season the Thunder are without two of the three players that many believed were the building blocks of their future. Those players are, of course, Kevin Durant and Serge Ibaka. Durant being gone because of his decision to play with the Golden State Warriors. […]

Serge Ibaka returned to the team that drafted him with a splash. In the Magic‘s game against the Thunder, there were not too hard of feelings involved. Ibaka was playing against Oklahoma City for the first time since being traded and the fans welcomed him with open arms. Naturally, he received great applause before the game and […]

Orlando Magic offseason acquisition Serge Ibaka took the chance to remind former frontcourt mate Steven Adams why he was known as “Serge Iblocka,” swatting two of his inside attempts one after the other. Ibaka blocked a one-handed dunk off an inside feed to Adams, then erased a two-handed attempt a second later, giving the Kiwi […]

Few could have written a better script for the ending of Sunday night’s game between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the visiting Orlando Magic. After an offseason trade that sent Victor Oladipo, Ersan Ilyasova (who himself was later traded to the Philadelphia 76ers) and Domantas Sabonis to the Thunder in exchange for Serge Ibaka, the […]

It’s more complicated than this, but in a way, the Thunder picked Serge Ibaka over James Harden back in 2012. At the time, not everyone could blame them for it. Who had more unknown potential, room to thrive in OKC’s system and more unique skills? You could make the case back then that Ibaka was […]

Washington Wizards center Marcin Gortat recently made an essay for The Players’ Tribune where he shared his story on how he ended up in his current place. He narrated the time when he was growing up in his home country, when he learned to love soccer and also the time he first played professional basketball. It was […]

The NBA season is in full swing and that means plenty of Shaq-tin A Fool segments. It also means there are many exciting highlights to come from the best athletes in the world. Tonight the Orlando Magic faced off against the Philadelphia 76ers and they did not disappoint. Slam Dunk contest runner-up Aaron Gordon found himself […]

Halloween is just around the corner and with only a week left to the much-awaited holiday, artist David Rappoccio of UpRoxx has re-worked every NBA logo into a holiday-themed one. There’s also an extra nugget at the bottom of the list for those of you who are nostalgic fans of this league. Check them out and […]

During his time as a Detroit Pistons player from 1994-2000, Grant Hill would regularly stare at the retired jerseys hanging from the rafters in The Palace. Since retiring in 2013, Hill has worked as an analyst and now dreams of his number 33 jersey being placed above the Pistons’ fans, per Eric Woodyard of MLive.com: […]

Back in June, a mass shooting occurred in an Orlando nightclub that left 49 people dead and 53 others wounded. It was the deadliest incident of violence against members of the LGBT community in U.S. history. The tragic event is also the biggest terrorist attack since the 9/11 bombings in 2001. In line with this, the Orlando […]

Orlando Magic forward Aaron Gordon feels complete empathy for Philadelphia 76ers rookie Ben Simmons. Simmons fractured the fifth metatarsal in his right foot after rolling his ankle, and had surgery to repair the bone. Gordon also fractured the same bone in his foot and underwent the same surgery. He was deeply disappointed about the injury, but managed to return to […]

A new NBA season will tip off less than three weeks from now on Tuesday, Oct. 25, and with it come the hopes and aspirations of every team in the league. From certain championship hopes out of teams like the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Golden State Warriors, to the drive to claim the Eastern Conference crown […]

Many NBA stars of today have looked up to players that are recently retiring. For the Orlando Magic‘s Serge Ibaka, it was none other than Kevin Garnett. In a candid interview with Jill Hudson of The Undefeated, Ibaka admitted that he modeled his game after the Big Ticket and used to have his poster in […]

The Orlando Magic received good news on Tuesday afternoon as the MRI done on the knee of their biggest acquisition this summer, Serge Ibaka, showed no structural damage. The development makes him available for their first preseason game on Wednesday night against the Cleveland Cavaliers as tweeted by Josh Robbins of the Orlando Sentinel: A precautionary MRI […]

One of the more successful record producers of today revealed that he was once part of the Orlando Magic organization. He wasn’t one of its stakeholders, nor a part of its front office. Appearing in a video uploaded by Sama’an Ashrawi of SMNTCS, DJ Khaled revealed that back in 1992, he sold his mixtapes to the team’s players, including […]

Finding himself out of the post-Kevin Durant era in Oklahoma City, new after being traded for Victor Oladipo to the Orlando Magic, Serge Ibaka could stay or go as soon as the All-Star break depending of the team’s performance. The 27-year-old Congo native was effusively optimistic about his chances of staying in the city long-term. […]

Orlando Magic guard Evan Fournier had plenty of opportunity in restricted free agency to explore interest he has garnered from teams around the league. However, he never found out how much his talent was coveted because he quickly signed a 5-year, $85 million deal to stay with the Magic. Most young players spend their early career years […]

Orlando Magic forward Serge Ibaka will become a restricted free agent in the summer of 2017, but he told reporters on media day that he doesn’t plan on leaving the team. I’m looking to stay here to play forever — for [as] many, many years as possible Ibaka can stretch the floor with a solid […]

The Orlando Magic have missed the playoffs the past four seasons, with each ending in a losing record. The last time they made significant waves in the Eastern Conference was back in the Dwight Howard era when they made consecutive trips to the conference finals, even making it to the NBA Finals in 2009. Now, […]

Next week will mark the start of most NBA teams’ training camps. It will be the chance of the coaching staff to work with their new lineups and implement the system they want to have in place for the coming season. One of the teams with a new-look are the Orlando Magic. From their head […]

Former Indiana Pacers point guard C.J. Watson scored himself a free meal as he was comically mistaken for shooting guard C.J. Miles. Watson, who signed with the Orlando Magic this offseason, reached out to Miles on Twitter as the two had a good laugh about it. This is like the 3rd time in like 3 weeks […]

The Orlando Magic won’t have to wait too long to utilize their newly acquired shooting guard on the court. Jodie Meeks, who was traded from the Detroit Pistons to Orlando in June, underwent foot surgery in July. He was ruled out indefinitely at the time. Now, it doesn’t appear to be all that long. Good […]

Rudy Gobert is back at it again. Gobert has had fun with fellow French NBA player Evan Fournier on Twitter before and now he has provided another hilarious tweet at Fournier’s expense. Gobert created himself on NBA 2K17 like the rest of the world and it just so happens that he was drafted by Fournier’s […]

Newly-appointed Orlando Magic head coach Frank Vogel recently conducted the first of two coaching clinics at Amway Center. Standing together with his coaching staff, the 43-year-old bench tactician shared his philosophy and approach he’s had with the team’s he steered in the past. After spending the last six seasons with the Indiana Pacers, Vogel is […]

On Friday afternoon, as part of the Basketball Hall of Fame proceedings, 2016 inductee Shaquille O’Neal spoke to a crowd at Springfield College’s Education and Leadership Luncheon. At the event, O’Neal discussed notable moments in his career, the importance of education, and how crucial it is to keep on top of your financial situation. The Los […]

The Orlando Magic now currently have 19 players in their lineup after signing six free agents to compete for a roster spot at the start of training camp in three weeks time. General Manager Rob Hennigan announced today the signings of guards Nick Johnson and Kevin Murphy, forwards Cliff Alexander, Damjan Rudez and Brendan Dawson, […]