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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Despite no longer showing concussion symptoms, Orlando Magic forward Aaron Gordon remains in the NBA concussion protocol and will miss Wednesday night’s game against the L.A. Clippers, per the Orlando Sentinel’s Josh Robbins. Gordon, who is averaging a team-leading 18.5 points per game this season, suffered the concussion in the Magic’s loss to the Denver […]

Orlando Magic forward Aaron Gordon is no longer showing concussion symptoms and hopes to make it back to the court for the Magic’s upcoming game against the L.A. Clippers on Wednesday. Per Josh Robbins of the Orlando Sentinel: Aaron Gordon said he hopes to complete the NBA’s concussion protocol before the Magic play next, on […]

Orlando Magic rising star power forward Aaron Gordon, who will be inactive for tonight’s road game against the Atlanta Hawks, was immediately placed in the team’s concussion protocol Friday night when he collided with Denver Nuggets guard Gary Harris during the Magic’s 103-89 loss. According to a couple of tweets last night from writer John […]

Aaron Gordon’s game has grown astronomically over the course of the offseason, and it wasn’t any more evident than during a 121-108 win over the struggling, but dangerous, Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday night. The 6-foot-9 forward poured in a massive 40 points and collected 15 rebounds along with four assists — becoming the first […]

The Orlando Magic started off as one of the most surprising teams in the 2017-18 NBA season. Unfortunately, things have taken a turn for the worst as they find themselves in the midst of a six-game losing streak. Despite their recent struggles, the Magic are pleased with the development of their young core. Among the […]

The Orlando Magic will have a crucial decision on their hands after executing the first phase of the Aaron Gordon project last season by trading Serge Ibaka to the Toronto Raptors for Terrence Ross. In an attempt to clean up a target board mess prior to the trade deadline, the Magic struck gold with Air […]

Aaron Gordon’s 2017 run in the Slam Dunk Contest left every fan disappointed after seeing the young, springy forward go toe-to-toe with then-champion Zach LaVine for one of the most memorable competitions in recent memory in the 2016 edition. But that isn’t keeping him from accepting a potential invite from the league to do it […]

When thinking of the NBA’s elite shooters, it is common for players like point guard Steph Curry and small forward Kyle Korver to be thrown into the discussion. Among the plethora of candidates, it is safe to assume that Orlando Magic forward Aaron Gordon would not be among them. However, that may no longer be the case […]

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 […]

Heading into this season, the Orlando Magic were not projected by many to make a lot of noise in the Eastern Conference, and not even contend for a playoff spot. However, they’ve been a surprise team, as they have strung some impressive wins, helping them to have a 4-1 record for the year so far. […]

In the first few games of the season, the Orlando Magic have been one of the surprise teams currently sitting atop the Eastern Conference with a 3-1 record. A huge part of their early success has been the strong play offensively as one of the league’s highest-scoring teams over that stretch that has helped them […]

We have a serious philosophical issue to discuss today: does life imitate NBA 2K18 or does NBA 2K18 imitate life? We asked because Orlando Magic forward Aaron Gordon pulled off yet another off-the-backboard slam tonight against the Brooklyn Nets. Watch how Gordon embarrassed Nets forward Quincy Acy and book a spot on several highlight reels […]

Aaron Gordon has made a name for himself as one of the best dunkers in the NBA today. Despite losing to Zach LaVine in the 2016 Dunk Contest, he still made a good account of himself, and continued his high-flying ways with impressive dunks during games. The 22-year-old Arizona product is back at his old […]

The 2017-18 regular season is set to get underway on Tuesday night, which has set the league-wide deadline for contract extensions for Monday afternoon. With that in mind, veteran basketball reporter David Pick reported that the Orlando Magic were unable to work out a new deal with fourth-year forward Aaron Gordon. Source: Orlando Magic and […]

Through his first three seasons in the league, Orlando Magic have seen progressive development from forward Aaron Gordon. During a recent interview with John Denton of Magic.com, the 22-year-old believes that he can become the best player in the league. “That’s never why I played the game and not why I play the game (now),’’ […]

The possibility of Orlando Magic duo Aaron Gordon and Elfrid Payton receiving contract extensions before next week’s Oct. 16 deadline does not seem likely, the Orlando Sentinel’s Josh Robbins reports. Although Gordon’s and Payton’s situations could change, it seems unlikely that the Magic will reach extension agreements with either Gordon or Payton before Monday’s deadline. […]

Through his first three seasons in the league with the Orlando Magic, forward Aaron Gordon has shown some glimpses of promise. Heading into his fourth year, there is much optimism around the organization that Gordon can finally take that leap into stardom as teammate Elfrid Payton believes the 22-year-old is geared up for a breakout 2017-18 […]

The Orlando Magic have had a tough road back to Eastern Conference relevance following the departure of center Dwight Howard. However, the Magic have quietly put together a solid squad led by point guard Elfrid Payton and forward Aaron Gordon. In fact, Gordon has so much confidence in Orlando that he has promised they will […]

Despite a disappointing outing in a Slam Dunk Contest that was his to win earlier this year, Orlando Magic big man Aaron Gordon could make a return to the mid-February classic this upcoming year. Gordon missed all of his first four attempts during his second dunk, failing to advance to the second round of the […]

Orlando Magic high-flying forward Aaron Gordon put an end to his regular season with an impressive aerial display in front of the home fans at the Amway Center, stuffing a fast break tomahawk slam in the first quarter of Wednesday night’s 113-109 win over the Detroit Pistons. Gordon was on fire to start the game and slammed […]

As both teams have nothing to play for but pride, the Brooklyn Nets and Orlando Magic faced off in what turned out to be a highly entertaining game. Without any pressure on them, both teams played a free-flowing match with a lot of highlight reel dunks. One of them happened with 1:55 left in the second […]

The Orlando Magic caused quite a stir when a photo of Patricio Garino surfaced after he signed with the team. However, it was not his signing that was much talked about, but the list on the whiteboard behind him, which had the names of players the team will target come summertime. One of them is […]

Thanks to a viral photo, the Orlando Magic found themselves in the news for all of the wrong reasons on Monday. And now on Tuesday, the Magic are in full blown reaction mode. The photo taken by the agent of Patricio Garino, who was excited for his client to sign his first NBA contract, showed a whiteboard […]

Orlando Magic forward Aaron Gordon continued to wow the crowd at the Air Canada Centre after getting a steal in transition and blowing by two defenders after the whistle had blown, only to throw down an effortless two-handed reverse windmill after play had stopped. Style points from Air Gordon.#LetsGoMagic pic.twitter.com/c5yLJLuR6z — NBA (@NBA) March 27, […]

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 […]

Philadelphia 76ers center Jahlil Okafor had no mercy on Orlando Magic forward Aaron Gordon as he stuffed his dunk attempt after he received a lead pass from Evan Fournier. https://vine.co/v/5U3MjjI7vWW The second-year Duke product didn’t have to get super high in the air, but rather used his length to deny Gordon, who had possibly his best […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

Casual NBA fans probably only know Aaron Gordon for his theatrics in this past season’s Slam Dunk contest. Even though he was eventual edged out by Zach LaVine, Gordon put on quite the show with perhaps the more impressive slate of dunks. But there’s much more to Aaron Gordon. He’s not even 21 yet (his […]

Last year’s dunk contest finale between Aaron Gordon and Zach LaVine turned out to be one of the best in league history. No disrespect to the efforts of those before them, but these two high-fliers put on a show to remember on that night. It was so good and so close that the trophy would […]

This is what Aaron Gordon does. During Yao Ming’s foundation charity basketball game in China, the 20-year-old Orlando Magic forward elevated for one of the nastiest dunks of the offseason to wow the entire crowd. Here’s a look at it from a courtside angle: @Double0AG showing out at the Yao Foundation Game in China & […]

Preparations for the upcoming season are reaching a peak in this period. Most players know their team and put work on their off season training to improve. Coaches are forming their plans. And teams are taking care of all technicalities. September, the last month before the restart of the season is knocking on everyone’s door. […]

The art of passing is a beautiful thing to watch in sports, especially in basketball. The NBA just released its compilation of best 50 assists from the 2015-16 season, and it’s full of dime after dime. Isaiah Thomas‘ dish takes the top spot on their list, with Stephen Curry, Russell Westbrook, LeBron James, Rajon Rondo, […]