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Dwight Howard held some of the championship trophies in the Los Angeles Lakers' facility Friday, the first act of the next phase of his NBA career.
All-Star center Dwight Howard has been traded to the Los Angeles Lakers, the last act of his long, drawn-out departure from the Orlando Magic.
Dwight Howard held some of the championship trophies in the Los Angeles Lakers' facility Friday, the first act of the next phase of his NBA career.
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The Magic fired coach Stan Van Gundy on Monday and agreed to part ways with general manager Otis Smith.
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 internal team issues quickly affected the product on the floor.
Dwight Howard's season is over. His chances to help Team USA win another Olympic gold are likely done, too.
Magic coach Stan Van Gundy said Thursday he has been told by high-ranking team officials that center Dwight Howard has previously asked that he be fired.
The Orlando Magic are out of time waiting for Superman.
Magic center Dwight Howard has finally put an end to the back-and-forth NBA roller-coaster ride that he had taken Orlando on for the past four months.
Dwight Howard told the Orlando Magic on Wednesday that he won't waive the right to become a free agent this summer as the front office mulled whether to deal away their superstar on the eve of the NBA trade deadline.
Magic fans will get a glimpse of the present and a possible future Friday when Orlando hosts the Los Angeles Lakers.
It's another week before the Orlando Magic officially open regular-season play.
Magic center Dwight Howard says he is looking forward to being on the basketball court in front of fans this weekend for the first time since making his trade request when the team holds an open scrimmage at Orlando's Amway Center.
Magic general manager Otis Smith said Wednesday the team's goal remains to keep Dwight Howard in a Magic uniform as long as they possibly can and that the trade talks "could go to the end of the season."
Smith said that he would need a few days to even decide whether he wanted to return to that position following the tough year, setting it as a "50-50" chance.
"This season, and we've been digesting it all year, has been the longest, shortest season that we've had," Smith said. "But it's something that you have to go through. Most sports franchises at some time go through a little bit of uncertainty and this is our time."
