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The Orlando Magic is a professional basketball team based in Orlando, Florida. They play in the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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Phil Jackson decides against pursuing Orlando Magic position

Phil Jackson decided against pursuing a role with the Orlando Magic despite brief interest in a proposed position with the coachless team's front office, the Orlando Sentinel reported.

Jackson, who ended his second coaching tenure with the Lakers in 2011, was lined up as either a team president/general manager or in a consulting role in discussions that were given serious consideration by Magic CEO Alex Martins.But Jackson pulled out Thursday after apparently opting for an alternative route back to the NBA.Former Magic guard Sam Vincent said he acted as an intermediary between Martins and Jackson, who he played under briefly in the late 1980s in Chicago as the Zen Master began his stellar coaching career with the Bulls.Vincent said he hoped to team Jackson up with an unnamed former All-Star player and Hall of Famer, who is currently contracted to another NBA team but was proposed as the Magic's new coach under the arrangement, following the recent firing of Stan Van Gundy."It drew some ...

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  1. Howard-less Magic visit playoff-hopeful Jazz

    The Orlando Magic will try to press on without All-Star center Dwight Howard when they visit the playoff-hopeful Utah Jazz on Saturday.Howard's season came to an end...

  2. Pacers use dominant second half to take 2-1 series lead

    Danny Granger scored 26 points, Roy Hibbert had 18 and the Indiana Pacers ran away in the second half for a 97-74 win over the Orlando Magic in Game 3 of their first...

  3. Harris scores 21, makes key block, 3 pointer as Jazz beat Magic in OT 117-107

    Devin Harris scored 21 points and had a key block that forced overtime to help the Utah Jazz defeat the Orlando Magic 117-107 and keep their lock on the final Wester...

  4. Playoff-bound Nuggets welcome Magic to the Rockies

    Fresh off clinching their ninth consecutive playoff berth the Denver Nuggets will host an Orlando Magic team trying to find its way without superstar center Dwight H...

  5. Pacers visit Magic for pivotal Game 3

    The scene shifts to Central Florida on Wednesday when the Indiana Pacers square off with the Orlando Magic in the pivotal Game 3 of their Eastern Conference quarterf...

  6. Pacers defeat Magic in Game 2

    Unlike Game 1, the Indiana Pacers had no trouble closing out the Orlando Magic on Monday.Danny Granger, David West and George Hill all netted 18 points and an elonga...

  7. Pacers host Howard-less Magic in Game 1 of first round

    The Orlando Magic, seeded sixth in the East, will not have All-Star center Dwight Howard when they begin their first-round series against No. 3 Indiana on Saturday.T...

  8. Griz end season on high note, beat Magic

    Marc Gasol scored 22 points, Rudy Gay had 20 and the Memphis Grizzlies locked up the No. 4 seed in the Western Conference with an 88-76 win over the Orlando Magic on...

  9. Potential playoff preview on tap between Celtics, Magic

    A potential first round playoff preview is on tap for Beantown tonight when the Boston Celtics play host to the Orlando Magic.The Celtics missed out on a chance to c...

  10. Report: Magic's Howard to have season-ending surgery

    Orlando Magic All-Star center Dwight Howard will undergo surgery on the herniated disc in his back and will miss the remainder of the season, according to a report.M...

  11. The Sixth Man: Howard did all he could for Orlando

    Sensitivity isn't usually accompanied by a scar, but that can't be said for ailing Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard.The NBA All-Star was scheduled to undergo back ...

  12. Granger scores 25 points to lead Pacers past Magic 105-87; Indiana wins series 4-1

    Danny Granger scored 25 points to help the Indiana Pacers defeat the Orlando Magic 105-87 on Tuesday night and clinch their first-round Eastern Conference playoff se...

  1. The Sixth Man: 'Mocking' losers and the Lottery

    Donnie Walsh, the former basketball chief in Indiana and New York, hated the NBA Draft Lottery, once calling it "a convention of losers."Walsh, a competitive guy, al...

  2. Orlando Magic fire coach Van Gundy, part ways with GM Smith

    The Orlando Magic fired head coach Stan Van Gundy Monday following a tumultuous season in which he clashed publicly with superstar center Dwight Howard.The team also...

  3. After a woeful season like no other, Bobcats hope to jump from worst to first in draft lottery

    After the worst season in NBA history, the Charlotte Bobcats could use a player such as Anthony Davis.Unfortunately for Michael Jordan's team, it's been a long time ...

  4. James and Durant headline All-NBA selections

    Most Valuable Player LeBron James of the Miami Heat and top scorer Kevin Durant of the Oklahoma City Thunder headlined the list of players selected for the All-NBA t...

  5. Magic fire coach Stan Van Gundy, split with general manager Otis Smith after rocky season

    For months the Orlando Magic have been trudging through the aftermath of a preseason trade request by Dwight Howard that sapped the life out of the franchise as inte...

  6. Van Gundy, Otis Smith out in Orlando

    The Orlando Magic will have a new look next season, without head coach Stan Van Gundy and Otis Smith.Van Gundy, who guided the Magic to the playoffs in each of his f...

  7. Howard to miss playoffs and Olympics: report

    Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard will undergo back surgery on Friday and miss the NBA playoffs and Olympic Games, ESPN reported on Thursday.The Magic have secured ...

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