Sideline reporter Dante Marchitelli stuns Magic star by sharing turkey leg
"You don't have to eat it."
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Chris Russo overcome with emotion as he shares touching tribute to the late Pat Williams
Russo credits Williams for giving him a life raft when he needed it the most.
ESPN graphic incorrectly says Cavaliers beat Magic in 2009 Eastern Conference Finals
"We remember that series going a little differently."
ESPN’s ‘Get Up’ and ‘First Take’ totally ignored two NBA playoff games
The NBA had three playoff games on Tuesday. ESPN's morning block only discussed one of them.
Gus Johnson draws rave reviews for call of Evan Mobley’s game-winning block
"Blocked by Mobley! What a block!"
ESPN’s Cavaliers-Magic broadcast begins without commentary
"Just underway here in Cleveland, and we apologize for some technical difficulties we're having."
Leaked footage reveals Shaq is mad at TNT for not airing his jersey retirement ceremony
"A bum can never hurt my feelings."
Patrick Beverley accused of sending ‘plant’ to Magic press conference for podcast content
Two Orlando Magic reporters believe Patrick Beverley sent a fake reporter in to fish for a question from center Wendell Carter Jr. to drum up podcast drama.
‘Inside the NBA’ crew announces Shaquille O’Neal jersey retirement by Orlando Magic
"You made us all proud with all of the joy and excitement you brought to the Orlando community."
Rachel Nichols discusses Magic players’ opposition to team’s Ron DeSantis donation: “That’s very difficult to stomach.’
"Money for NBA teams, the Orlando Magic's money that they donated to Ron DeSantis, doesn't come from a magic tree elf. It comes from the work of players on the court."
Charles Barkley hilariously dismisses Shaq and LeBron from the all-time greats
"I mean, other than Dwight Howard, you’re another great Orlando big man. Not many great big men in Orlando. You’re second already behind Dwight."
As he predicted, Salt Lake Tribune writer Andy Larsen got ‘absolutely pilloried’ for NBA Rookie of the Year vote, but defended it
Many saw the 2015 French Open on Bally Sports Florida instead of Magic-Heat
It's unclear just how widespread this was, but quite a few people reported seeing a 2015 French Open tennis match instead of Magic-Heat.
F1’s Martin Brundle congratulates Paolo Banchero on #1 overall pick
This encounter was way less awkward than the first time Martin and Paolo met.
The Ringer’s Kevin Clark revives original Orlando Magic theme song and we’re all better for it
The Magic have committed to playing it for one home game, and at 10,000 RTs they'll play it at every game.
After the Orlando Magic laid off 31 people, including long-time writer John Denton, Stan Van Gundy called the owners out
The layoffs of Denton and others led to Van Gundy commenting "These layoffs just couldn’t be avoided. The DeVos family that owns the Magic only has a net worth of about $5 BILLION. They just couldn’t afford to continue to pay all of their employees."
Tracy McGrady taking role with Orlando Magic front office, remains at ESPN [updated]
McGrady played four seasons with the Magic, setting several franchise records.
