The Detroit Pistons are acting quickly to remake a former championship contender. The Pistons agreed to five-year contracts Wednesday with Ben Gordon and Charlie Villanueva, a person with knowledge of the negotiations told The Associated Press. Those were the first big moves of the NBA's free agency period, which began just after midnight.
Hedo Turkoglu's run with the Orlando Magic appears to be over. A day after the Magic acquired Vince Carter from the New Jersey Nets, Turkoglu's agent said Friday that he sent a notice to Orlando earlier this week that his client will opt out of his contract to become a free agent. Agent Lon Babby said the Magic had made Turkoglu an initial offer that Orlando general manager Otis Smith...
By ANTONIO GONZALEZ Associated Press Writer
Suddenly, out of nowhere, the Orlando Magic have options. Options! The team is about to acquire Vince Carter and...
By ANTONIO GONZALEZ Associated Press Writer
Hedo Turkoglu emptied his locker, shook hands with teammates and walked out of the Orlando Magic's practice facility Tuesday. The Magic are optimistic it wasn't the last time. Chief operating officer Alex Martins said the team is prepared to go over the luxury tax for the first time in its history, perhaps giving the Magic the space they need to re-sign the soon-to-be free agent Turkoglu...
The Orlando Sentinel believes that if the Orlando Magic are to develop any kind of real team chemistry, the...
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The parades down nearby Walt Disney World, the kind where confetti flies and smiles flow -- the ending Orlando Magic fans have long waited for -- will be reserved for other teams this year. Championship celebrations here are never for the home team. The Magic overcame injuries, came back from almost every obstacle and returned to the spotlight to make only their second appearance in the NBA finals,...
Sun Yue hasn't even finished his bottle of Moët yet and oddsmakers have already released the odds to...
There she be commemorative packaging connoisseurs — Wheaties' new 15.6-oz cereal box, which celebrates...
Still scanning the blogs and beats following the Lakers' championship win over the Magic in Game 5 of the...
Scanning the blogs and beats following the Los Angeles Lakers' championship win over the Orlando Magic in...
Although he called the digs "silly," Kobe Bryant used Shaquille O'Neal as fuel for this title run.
Kobe Bryant has the NBA title he needed most -- the one without Shaq. Bryant's seven-year chase of a coveted championship is over. He's got his fourth, and Los Angeles coach Phil Jackson his record 10th, a ring for each finger. One year after failing in the finals, Bryant and the Lakers have redemption, and all the rewards that go with it.
Was this Kobe Bryant falling-away, double-clutch, switching-hands, off-window shot the one that ultimately did...
Congratulations to the Los Angeles Lakers, who earned their first NBA championship in seven years and 15th...
Shaquille O'Neal last wore an Orlando Magic uniform in 1996. He suited up for the final time with the Los Angeles Lakers five years ago. Come to think of it, he hasn't played a game for any team in two months. And yet, he's been one of the biggest stars of the NBA finals. The series has been played in Shaq's shadow, with the center's enormous footprints all over it.
If the Orlando Magic are going to live to play another game in the NBA Finals, they are going to have to do a...
Bill Van Gundy never expected to see his two sons rise past him in the coaching ranks. He's proud they did.
The NBA has fined Lakers coach Phil Jackson $25,000 for criticizing the officials during Game 4 of the finals. The league also penalized the Lakers $25,000 on Saturday for Jackson's comments, which came during an interview with ABC between the first and second quarters of their 99-91 overtime victory Thursday.
No regrets from Stan Van Gundy in off day media availability session. None from Phil Jackson, either, but...
Approximately 2000 fans high on life, Derek Fisher three-pointers, and almost certainly, drugs and alcohol hit...
Scanning the blogs and beats following the Lakers' 99-91 OT win over the Magic in Game 4 of the Finals ...
A heartbreaking, and possibly series-defining loss for the Orlando Magic in Game 4. For the Los Angeles Lakers ?