Evan Fournier Articles - Page 6

It was a disappointing night for Evan Fournier and the Orlando Magic as they failed to secure a much-needed win against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday. Simply put, it was the Cavs who were the hungrier side on the evening, as they were able to defend their home floor against the visiting Magic, 107-93. Following […]

NBA players took to Twitter after a controversial explanation from the NBA Referees Twitter account explained why a non-travel call of a driving Bradley Beal against the Detroit Pistons went by without a whistle. Complex Sports posted a video of the play, which shows Beal bobbling the ball before re-gathering it, taking an extra step […]

The Portland Trail Blazers acquired shooting guard Rodney Hood from the Cleveland Cavaliers, but they may not be done making trades. According to Sean Deveney of Sporting News, the Blazers have expressed interest in New Orleans Pelicans stretch forward Nikola Mirotic, Orlando Magic small forward Evan Fournier, Atlanta Hawks veteran point guard Jeremy Lin and […]

Orlando Magic small forward Evan Fournier sees the writing on the wall, telling local reporters on Monday that if the team doesn’t make the playoffs this season, the roster will likely be broken up by the front office in the offseason. The Magic haven’t made the postseason since 2012, the final season of the Dwight […]

There are members of the Dallas Mavericks who think highly of Orlando Magic shooting guard Evan Fournier, and they would like to acquire him in a potential Dennis Smith Jr. trade, according to Mike Fisher of 247Sports. The Magic and Phoenix Suns have reportedly expressed interest in trading for the former ninth overall pick, but […]

Fans were treated to some pure magic this weekend. Orlando came home after a long road trip to win back-to-back games against the Boston Celtics and Houston Rockets, respectively. They now sit in the No. 9 spot in the Eastern Conference, one game behind the Charlotte Hornets for the No. 8 spot. With the playoffs […]

Evan Fournier scored on a floater at the buzzer to help the Orlando Magic escape with a 109-107 win over the Detroit Pistons on Sunday at the Amway Center. Reggie Bullock made three free throws to tie the game at 107 with 2.5 seconds left to play. In the final possession of the close match, […]

The Portland Trail Blazers are hardly a bad team. They have a dynamic backcourt in the form of Damian Lillard and C.J. McCollum, a bruising center in Jusuf Nurkic and some decent depth overall. However, in the Western Conference, just “decent” is not a enough, as there is this team called the Golden State Warriors […]

NBA legend Tracy McGrady was forced to defend his name on Sunday night after both Cleveland Cavaliers guard J.R. Smith and Orlando Magic guard Evan Fournier decided to give their opinions on who would win in a McGrady-Kevin Durant matchup. Don't mess with T-Mac bruh pic.twitter.com/8udGLwvvxT — Thomas Carannante (@TOMMYS_TAKES) December 10, 2018 While Tracy […]

Orlando Magic small forward Evan Fournier is coming to the defense of Carmelo Anthony. The Houston Rockets announced Thursday that they are parting ways with Carmelo Anthony after just 10 games. It just wasn’t a good fit for Melo, who averaged 13.4 points and 5.4 rebounds with Houston while shooting 40.5 percent from the field, […]

The Orlando Magic and Cleveland Cavaliers went right down to the wire Monday night at the Amway Center. The game was tied at 100 with 1.8 seconds left in regulation and it looked like the game was going to head into overtime. That’s when Magic small forward Evan Fournier took the game into his own hands. […]

Just about everyone was watching Canelo Alvarez take down Gennady Golovkin last night, including Rudy Gobert and Evan Fournier. Gobert took to Twitter to decry the judges’ decision in favor of Alvarez. Gobert thought GGG edged out Canelo, but he still thought the bout was a classic. Magic swingman Evan Fournier and fellow Frenchman, Evan […]

The Orlando Magic and Los Angeles Lakers are two teams that ended last season in rebuild mode, but have taken very different paths after an event-filled off-season. This leads us to here, as the Magic and Lakers should do a trade involving Nikola Vucevic. After selecting Mo Bamba during last June’s draft to pair with Aaron […]

Africa is not France, but that obvious fact has not stopped people from the continent from riding on the recent success of Didier Deschamps’ men. France won the most coveted title in all of sports earlier on Sunday when Le Bleus defeated Croatia in the World Cup Finals in Russia to the tune of a […]

Nicknames are sometimes a way of expressing fondness or adoration for someone, as well as a candid way of simply finding amusement in clowning someone based on their traits. The way the nickname strikes a chord with others shows how much adoration, amusement or awe that the person instills in others. In the NBA, there […]

The NBA season is close to the very end with any team left in the postseason winning the next eight games will stamp the finish of the final games and on to the offseason. One of the most exciting things this season has revealed to us is that the future of the league is in […]

Don’t expect to see Evan Fournier play another game this season. According to a report by Josh Robbins of the Orlando Sentinel, Fournier is most probably going to spend the rest of the 2017-18 campaign on the sideline. Evan Fournier, who sprained the MCL in his left knee on March 7, is “unlikely” to play […]

The Orlando Magic lost their last game on Wednesday night against the Los Angeles Lakers in controversial fashion but that wasn’t their biggest loss of the game. Aaron Gordon and Evan Fournier were injured in the game and will both be out for Friday nights game against the Sacramento Kings. The Magic have placed Aaron […]

The Orlando Magic lost a heartbreaking game against the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday night, but that wasn’t the only thing they lost at least for the time being. An MRI has determined Evan Fournier has a sprained left MCL and will not play Friday night in Sacramento, a Magic official said. — Josh Robbins […]

The Orlando Magic are probably the last team in the league who needs to have another depressing stat under their name, and yet, they earned one again. No one can simply escape the very observant hoop fans on Reddit. Here’s user goobergoofer sharing the unflattering trivia on the NBA subreddit: “The Orlando Magic were the […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

Orlando Magic small forward Evan Fournier is slated to miss the next two games with a sprained right ankle, according to the team’s official report. Fournier will miss tonight’s game against the Denver Nuggets and will not travel to Atlanta with the team for Saturday’s game against the Hawks. The Magic assure his return will […]

It wasn’t that long ago when Portland Trail Blazers guard C. J. McCollum blew kisses to Orlando Magic small forward Evan Fournier. However, we don’t know if that’s more disrespectful to Fournier than the way Boston Celtics guard Kyrie Irving nearly blew his ankles out with a sleek and sick crossover move during Friday’s contest […]

Orlando Magic shooting guard Evan Fournier is still unable to shake off a six-game losing streak after his team got off to a bright 8-4 start to the season. The Magic have now racked up losses against five Western Conference teams in their six-game skid, and dropped their last two in single-digit deficits. “Right now, […]

Brazen trash-talk is a natural occurrence in the NBA. However, the truly great trash-talkers know just what it takes to get under another player’s skin. That certainly seemed to be the case last week after an altercation between Portland Trail Blazers shooting guard C.J. McCollum and the Orlando Magic’s Evan Fournier. McCollum recently discussed what he […]

Following their humiliating 115-85 loss at Amway Center to an injury-plagued Utah Jazz on Saturday night, the Orlando Magic have apparently gotten a huge wakeup call in one of the worst ways possible. According to Josh Robbins of the Orlando Sentinel, the lopsided 40-point loss to the Jazz tied the largest home defeat ever for […]

Things get a little bit chippy during Wednesday’s game between the Orlando Magic and the Portland Trail Blazers as CJ McCollum and Evan Fournier got into each others’ face late in the first half. It got a little weird though when McCollum sent imaginary smooches towards Fournier’s way as players and referees tried to separate […]

The Orlando Magic have sprinted out of the gate to open up the NBA season. Not only are they 6-4, including wins versus San Antonio, at Cleveland, and at Memphis, but they boast the 18th-best Offensive Rating (105.3) and the fifth best defensive rating (100.9) in the league. Now, I don’t think the Magic can […]

The Orlando Magic have decided not to pick up their option on former lottery pick Mario Hezonja, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Orlando has declined the fourth-year option on Mario Hezonja, fifth overall pick in 2015 Draft, league sources told ESPN. — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) October 31, 2017 Hezonja has struggled to show Orlando […]

Orlando Magic shooting guard Evan Fournier was one of many to roast Utah Jazz center and fellow countryman Rudy Gobert for his appearance in the Blake Griffin poster from Tuesday night. The Frenchman tagged Gobert on Twitter on the very same video that has been replayed millions of times over the Twittersphere, letting him know […]

Orlando Magic shooting guard and French international Evan Fournier had to be restrained after picking up his sixth and last foul of the game in a 95-78 loss to Slovenia during Wednesday’s run of EuroBasket group play. The 6-foot-6 Fournier got tangled up defending Slovenia’s Kleven Prepelic in the corner, slapping his hand away as […]

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 […]

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 […]