Carlos Arroyo News

On the other side of the world, there was a former Magic player who celebrated the triumphs of the Orlando franchise as well as a basketball championship that his new team just won.

LatinoSports reports: Former NBA star and current Puerto Rican National team player Carlos Arroyo recently led his new team, Maccabi Electra of Tel Aviv, to the Israeli Championship and a place in next yeara s Euroleague Championships.

Puerto Rican basketball legend Carlos Arroyo had a massive smile on his face. It was around 11.30 p.m. on Thursday and he was sitting in the media room at Nokia Arena wearing a soaking wet Maccabi Tel Aviv T-shirt with the word "Champions" proudly emblazoned across the middle, waiting for the post-game press conference to begin.

Young players aren't supposed to lead their teams in the playoffs. Maccabi Tel Aviv's Lior Eliyahu goes up to the basket.

Jameer Nelson is the latest of many players to have only received NBA All-Star recognition thanks to their sidekicks ) Even had he not been selected as an All Star, there's every chance Jameer Nelson would have ...

They are no longer teammates, but the connection remains. New Jersey Nets point guard Keyon Dooling talks, texts and keeps up with Jameer Nelson and the Orlando Magic .

If he opts to try a comeback without surgery he puts next year at risk as well. It took Dywane Wade 15 months to come back to form after a similar injury with postponed surgery.

Magic PF Rashard Lewis shot the ball at an exaggerated height during warm-ups, and his 3-point attempt from the corner rattled in.

Don't scrunch your face too much at this: Nelson's fill-in could be Jamaal Tinsley.

Fernando Medina/NBAE/Getty Images Without Jameer Nelson, it is a stretch that Dwight Howard and the Magic can reach the East finals.

Chris Paul's groin should be fine for the All-Star Game, which is good news for Hornets fans and anyone planning to watch the ASG.

Magic General Manager Otis Smith's new thing these days is to get on his Harley and ride for hours on end to escape the 24/7 hectic business of the NBA."It's the one place I can't be on the phone," he laughed.

No matter what the Orlando Magic do, it's not good enough. They bring a seven-game winning streak and the best record in the NBA into Thursday night's matchup with Boston, and the general reaction is -- only ...

T uesday also might have passed as the Orlando Magic 's inauguration of sorts - at least under the Stan Van Gundy administration.

Nelson takes starring role in L.A. by Brian Schmitz, Sentinel Staff Writer , Orlando Sentinel LOS ANGELES -- Orlando Magic point guard Jameer Nelson pointed in 6-foot-10 Rashard Lewis' direction.

The agent for veteran guard Earl Boykins said Monday that Boykins is on his way back to Italy despite overseas reports that he would be leaving his Italian club and possibly returning to the NBA.

Why join? Listen Live So, you wonder what Otis Smith was thinking when he granted Jameer Nelson a contract extension at the beginning of last season? You all questioned what Otis's plan was this year after ...

Five years after being acquired by the Orlando Magic , Jameer Nelson says he now believes the point guard job is his.

No matter how much the temperature drops Christmas night in Des Moines, Iowa, there's little chance it'll feel anything like the extreme cold Elias "Larry" Ayuso felt in Russia, Lithuania and Croatia during ...