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Stan Van Gundy Dishes Out Digs on Heat, Hakeem Olajuwon

By Tim PovtakJan 5th 2011 – 11:00PM

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Magic coach Stan Van Gundy certainly isn't afraid to speak his mind, tossing out the zingers left and right Wednesday. Before his Magic crushed the Milwaukee Bucks, Van Gundy took a dig at the super-hyped Miami Heat and LeBron James, then he turned his sights on Hall of Famer Hakeem Olajuwon...

Larry Brown Resigns as Bobcats Coach, Paul Silas Named Interim Coach

By Sam AmickDec 22nd 2010 – 6:25PM

Larry Brown has stepped down as coach of the Charlotte Bobcats, the team announced Wednesday. Hours later, the team named former Charlotte Hornets coach Paul Silas as interim coach. After going 44-38 last season and falling to Orlando in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs, the Bobcats struggled to a 9-19...

Magic Assign Daniel Orton to NBA D-League

By Scott SchroederNov 30th 2010 – 9:53PM

Daniel Orton, one of five first round picks out of the University of Kentucky this past draft, will be assigned to the NBA Development League's New Mexico Thunderbirds from the Orlando Magic, according to a source. (Update: As expected, the Magic officially confirmed the move on Wednesday.) Orton, the 29th overall pick...

Mailman Delivers on Hall of Fame Speech, Pippen as Well

By Chris TomassonAug 13th 2010 – 10:26PM

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. -- Karl Malone vowed he wasn't going to cry. It was one of the few times in basketball the Mailman wasn't able to deliver. "I said two things," Malone had said Friday hours before his evening induction into the Basketball Hall of Fame. "I don't want to talk long and I don't want to cry. So I'm leaving...

1960 and 1992 Olympic Teams Talk Trash Over Who Was Real Dream Team

By Chris TomassonAug 13th 2010 – 3:45PM

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. -- It all started when Charles Barkley walked into a Basketball Hall of Fame function on Thursday and was preparing to meet Bob Boozer for the first time. Barkley extended his hand for a greeting and soon was taken aback. You've got to realize it takes a lot for Barkley to be surprised. "I said, 'We...

Patrick Ewing News From the Web

  • 05/26/12 Knicks Doubly Cursed by Patrick Ewing? Source: 1010 Wins I don't believe in curses, but after watching the NY Knicks ' persistent futility over the past dozen years, it seems entirely possible that Patrick Ewing has put a hex on the team—and not once, but twice.
  • 05/24/12 [ARTICLES] ULTIMATE VINTAGE EWING SNEAKER COLLECTION! Source: Sneaker Freaker Magazine The announcement that Ewing Athletics was making a comeback this year was greeted with universal rapture.
  • 05/22/12 adidas Originals Conductor Hi ‘White/Black' Source: Sneaker Files Worn by Patrick Ewing when he was still rocking the Three Stripes, adidas Originals has reissued the Conductor Hi. Seen here in a white/black look, the high-top basketball kicks see a white leather upper with black accents hitting everything from the lining and leather collar to the Three Stripes branding and Trefoil on the heel.
  • 05/18/12 NBA Rumors: Patrick Ewing Would Be Ideal Coach for... Source: Bleacher Report Knicks legend Patrick Ewing has been an assistant coach in the NBA for nine years working with the likes of Yao Ming and Dwight Howard.
  • 05/18/12 HERE COMES THE HATER vol.131 Source: Black Athlete Do you like the Clippers Nick Young?

Background on Patrick Ewing

Patrick Aloysius Ewing, Sr. (born August 5, 1962) is a Jamaican-American retired Hall of Fame basketball player and current assistant coach for the National Basketball Association's Orlando Magic.

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