Former player Scott Skiles named Magic coach

In a move that has been expected, the Orlando Magic named Scott Skiles their coach on Friday.

Skiles returns to the franchise where he spent five years as a player and set the NBA's single-game assist record with 30 on Dec. 30, 1990.

Skiles has coached in the NBA on and off since 1999-2000, and this will ( Read more... )

The Orlando Magic have a bright future but it’s one that does not include head coach Jacque Vaughn, who is expected to be fired this season.

In what has turned into a situation that will only take a matter of time, the Orlando Magic are gearing up to replace head coach Jacque Vaughn this season - they just won’ the doing it before Saturday night’s ( Read more... )

After testing positive for the anabolic steroid methenolone, Hedu Turkoglu will serve a 20 game ban starting tonight as the Magic play against the Hawks. Hedu's story is that he took some medication from a trainer while he was in Turkey this past summer to help him recover from a shoulder injury and didn't check to see if it contained any ( Read more... )

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP)-The Orlando Magic have announced signing free agent guard Jason Williams ( Read more... )

Late in the 3rd quarter of Game 2, Pistons vs. Magic, Detroit inbounded the ball with 5.1 seconds to go, with the score . . . Magic 76, Pistons 75.

This is what happened.

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Basically, the shot clock never started counting down. Pistons inbounded, clock @ 5.1 seconds. Detroit's Billups takes it up, clock frozen suddenly @ 4.8 seconds . . . ( Read more... )

The game started off 43-23 in the 1st. I can't count the number of 3s Orlando rained on the Raps. And, Orlando finished the quarter shooting 80 percent from the floor.

Man, Sam Mitchell better figure out a better game plan on the Magic. Well, they better stop fronting a weak zone defense. This series won't even be respectable.