ORLANDO, Fla. (FNN) – The Orange County Sheriff’s Office reports responding to a call to the 2500 block of Egret Shores Drive at 1:37am Monday morning, where deputies found former Orlando Magic player Adreian Payne shot. He was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. OCSO reports that the shooter, later identified as…
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ORLANDO, Fla. (FNN SPORTS) – The Sacramento Kings came at the Orlando Magic with speed and intensity at Amway Center Saturday. The Magic struggled to find the first half. First Half With just over five minutes left in the first quarter, Sacramento’s Harrison Barnes made a fast break and swung around Wagner for the…
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ORLANDO, Fla. (FNN SPORTS) – The Orlando Magic felt the pressure against Golden State’s aggressive offense and defense at Amway Center Tuesday. First Half With three steals, two blocks, and 22 defensive rebounds, Golden State made sure the Magic had a hard time scoring in the first half. Despite that, the Magic made a…
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ORLANDO, Fla. (FNN SPORTS) – The Orlando Magic (19-53) needed a win against Oklahoma City Thunder (20-51) at Amway Center Sunday to end their losing streak. OKC didn’t make it easy, though, hence the lower-scoring game. First Half In the first quarter, the Magic fell behind and caught up to lead more than once.…
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ORLANDO, Fla. (FNN SPORTS) – Whatever glimmer of hope the Orlando Magic had after narrowly losing to Philly in overtime Sunday, the Brooklyn Nets quickly snuffed it Tuesday night. First Half Kyrie Irving did much of the scoring for Brooklyn, clocking 41 points. He was 14-19 on field goals, 6-7 on 3-pointers and was…
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ORLANDO, Fla. (FNN SPORTS) – The Orlando Magic gave the Philadelphia 76ers a tougher time than the visiting team is used to on Sunday. First Half As expected, the 76ers opened up the scoring and threatened to go on a run, but the Magic–specifically Wendell Carter Jr.–hustled to keep that from happening. Constant fouls…
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ORLANDO, Fla. (FNN SPORTS) – The Orlando Magic had the tall order of blocking Minnesota’s attempt at a seven-game win streak, but at first, Orlando’s shots just weren’t going in. That all changed in the third quarter. First Half The Timberwolves opened up the scoring with nothing but 3-pointers, with Patrick Beverley contributing three…
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ORLANDO, Fla. (FNN SPORTS) – The Phoenix Suns, despite recent injuries, put strong pressure on the Orlando Magic on Orlando’s own turf Tuesday night. First Half The Suns began the scoring early, leading the Magic by as much as 14-4 early in the first quarter. Wendell Carter, Jr. consequently put the scoring on his…
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