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Nearing Technical Foul Suspension, Dwight Howard Rallying Magic

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Magic center Dwight Howard received his 15th technical foul of the season Friday night, leaving him one shy of an automatic suspension, a cloud that now will hang over the final 23 games of the regular season. But he also will be scary at playoff time. Howard leads the NBA in technical fouls -- and at...

Dwight Howard Rips Magic After Stunning Loss to Kings

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Jermaine Taylor enjoyed his breakout game in front of some of his closest pals. Dwight Howard slumped in his locker after this one, upset with his team's effort. Taylor had a career-high 21 points, Beno Udrih added 18 and the Sacramento Kings beat Orlando 111-105 on Wednesday night to snap a five-game...

Magic Fading as Long-Bomb Attack Fails Them Again

ORLANDO, Fla. -- The Orlando Magic built this team -- and reached the NBA Finals two seasons ago -- with a cast of long-range shooters and a bombs-away philosophy that worked so well because defenses were collapsing inside on center Dwight Howard. That's about to change. It's not working anymore. The luster has left their...

Van Gundy: Sloan's Departure Bad and Sad for the NBA

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Magic coach Stan Van Gundy listened all day to the speculation surrounding the sudden and surprising resignation of Utah's legendary coach Jerry Sloan, and came to one conclusion. "It's not good for the league, and it's not good for the (coaching) profession,'' Van Gundy said Friday after his team's...

Gilbert Arenas, Wizards Still Connected

WASHINGTON -- Jason Richardson was the unlucky one in the Magic locker room. He was placed next to Gilbert Arenas, where a mass of media stood circled around an empty chair, waiting for the former face of the Wizards franchise to sit down, get dressed. "Ah, man. No, no it's cool," Richardson insisted after struggling...

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Stan Van Gundy Fired: Magic Fire Coach After Five Seasons

The Orlando Magic announced on Monday that head coach Stan Van Gundy has been fired after five seasons.

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05/31/12 Beloved Gananada Coach/Athletics Volunteer drowns in... Source: Times of Wayne County - Macedon NY On Monday (5/28) at about 5:03 p.m., deputies responded to 5202 Long Point Road in Rushville on Canandaigua Lake for a possible drowning.
05/30/12 Dwight Howard's Theater of the Absurd Continues Source: Bleacher Report If every report is to be believed, the situation in Orlando changes on an hour-to-hour basis.
05/30/12 NBA Rumors: Why Stan Van Gundy Should Return to... Source: Bleacher Report According to a story written by Mitch Lawrence for the New York Daily News , former Orlando Magic head coach Stan Van Gundy is looking to take a year off before returning to coaching.
05/30/12 Bobcats reportedly pass on Patrick Ewing for coaching... Source: NBC - KTUU 2 News - Anchorage AK The Charlotte Bobcats are no longer considering Patrick Ewing for their head-coaching vacancy, according to Yahoo!
05/30/12 Cohen: What to Look For in a Coach Source: NBA - Orlando Magic In the coming weeks after the Orlando Magic decide on a new general manager, the process of selecting a new head coach will emerge.

Background on Stan Van Gundy

Stanley A. "Stan" Van Gundy (born August 26, 1959) is a professional basketball coach, most recently serving as the head coach of the National Basketball Association's Orlando Magic from 2007 to 2012. From 2003 to 2005, he was the head coach of the Miami Heat but resigned in 2005 mid-season, turning the job over to Pat Riley.

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