Courtney Lee News

It would be easy for Adonal Foyle to gripe. Instead he grows. It would be almost be natural for Foyle to complain that all he can do on the basketball floor following surgery on his right knee is hobble around and fight through the pain.

Vince Carter spoke softly, at barely more than a whisper, keeping his voice from being conspicuous in the silent visitors' locker room at Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte the other day.

Don't ask: They're be going with eight guys tonight, again. Courtney Lee is a scratch for this trip, which is no surprise to the guys who saw him doubled over in agony yesterday.

New Jersey Nets head coach Lawrence Frank is probably feeling the heat with his team off to a franchise-worst 0-8 start.

The Magic face the New Jersey Nets tonight in their last game before the return of Rashard Lewis and possibly Ryan Anderson.

Prior to Cleveland's 102-93 win over Orlando, ESPN's Jeff Van Gundy said that the "rush to judgment is wrong" about the Cavaliers and that often you cannot tell exactly how good a team is going to be until the regular season hits the 20 game mark.

Nets guard Chris-Douglas Roberts returned to practice after missing time with the H1N1 virus.

Even if Vince Carter and all the points he brings returns to the lineup tonight, the big early-season issue for the Orlando Magic isn't offense.

The Orlando Magic are in Oklahoma City for a game tonight against Kevin Durant and the Thunder.

Morning Bell - 11.03.09 Written by Trey Kerby on Tuesday, November 3, 2009 THE NBA IS MAGIC Let's rock out about it.

A graduate of the University of Florida's School of Journalism in 1978, Diaz has worked at The Miami Herald and Cincinnati Post before joining The Orlando Sentinel sports department in 1989.

Courtney Lee has looked at Dwight Howard from both sides now. And no matter where the view comes from, Lee's assessment is that the guy is great.

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Top story : After a dominant preseason, the Magic looked even better in the season opener, crushing the 76ers 120-106. The Magic made a statement two days ago, establishing themselves as one of the deepest and most talented teams in the NBA.

Tonight, the Orlando Magic will face the New Jersey Nets in East Rutherford, and it will be a reunion of sorts.

Happy Day 3 of the NBA season, everybody.My esteemed colleague Tania Ganguli iscovering NASCAR for Tribune Company Nation these next few days, so I'll be your guide on all things pro basketball for a little while.

Dwight Howard scored 21 points and grabbed 15 rebounds, and the Orlando Magic resembled the team that won the Eastern Conference title last year in a 120-106 rout of the Philadelphia 76ers.

Vince Carter, left, is the biggest addition to the Magic for the 2009-10 season.

Written by Jon Nichols on Wednesday, October 21, 2009 In my last two pieces of research, I took a look at the impact of superstars on their teammates' three-point shooting.

The second the final buzzer went off Friday night, signaling the end of the Orlando Magic's preseason, the reset button was also hit.