ORLANDO, Fla. (FNN SPORTS) – With Cole Anthony finally back and a squad full of young blood, the Orlando Magic pushed as hard as they could in their losing battle against the dominant Washington Wizards Wednesday night at Amway Center. The Magic are still staggering from the recent earth-shattering trades of Nicola Vucevic, Aaron Gordon,…
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Co. — Grant Hill helped the U.S. win Olympic gold in 1996. He would have been on the team again in 2000 if not for injury. And he was among the college kids who famously beat the first “Dream Team” in a scrimmage before the 1992 Olympics. Now, USA Basketball is bringing him…
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TAMPA (AP) – The Toronto Raptors’ issues with the coronavirus have worsened, prompting the NBA to call off their game scheduled for Sunday night against the Chicago Bulls. The league said the Raptors are dealing with positive test results, without disclosing how many, and that combined with ongoing contact-tracing issues meant they would not have…
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ORLANDO, Fla. (FNN SPORTS) – Source: Orlando Magic // Orlando Magic center Nikola Vučević has been named to the 2021 NBA All-Star team, the National Basketball Association announced tonight. The 70th NBA All-Star Game will take place on Sunday, March 7 in Atlanta, Georgia, with on-court action beginning at 6:30 p.m. ET and televised on TNT. Vučević and the rest…
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ORLANDO, Fla. (FNN SPORTS) — On the back of a positive second game against Charlotte, Orlando Magic hosted the Sacramento Kings at the Amway Center. Both teams are in pursuit of a .500 record with Orlando improving to 8-10 after a six-game skid earlier in the month. The first quarter got off to a positive…
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – On the first night of free agency, De’Aaron Fox was the first huge winner. Huge, as in $163 million — or even more. Fox and the Sacramento Kings agreed on a max deal Friday night, agent Chris Gaston said. It’s a five-year pact that will pay Fox $163 million, and that…
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NEW YORK, N.Y. (FNN SPORTS) — // Source: NBA // The NBA today announced the structure and format for the 2020-21 season, which will include a Play-In Tournament to determine the teams that will fill the seventh and eighth playoff seeds in each conference. The NBA’s 75th regular season will begin on Tuesday, Dec. 22…
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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Miami coach Erik Spoelstra makes no effort to hide his excitement or appreciation when journalists from the Philippines join virtual news conferences to ask him questions during the NBA Finals. In his mother’s homeland, they are most definitely watching the playoffs. Out of all the measured international markets, the…
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