Dwight Howard News

No more Shaq nonsense. No more ridiculousness. The Magic are reportedly in pursuit of interviews for three members from the Spurs-Thunder tree for their open GM position.

MLB.com posted a picture of a Roy Halladay bobblehead for sale on its website this week.

Jason Richardson signed a four-year deal worth about $24 million last summer. J.J. Redick was getting paid more than Richardson, but there was no doubt that Orlando was making a big commitment on the veteran shooting guard.

He is the mythical Magician who can turn those kaleidoscopic pingpong balls in the NBA Draft lottery into franchise makers.

By Reginald McIntyre Jr. NBA Writer Dwight Howard could be the most disliked player by fans right now in the NBA.

One is immature, the other indecisive. One is a seven-footer with a history of knee problems.

The 2012 NBA free agency class is unimpressive, but that's not to say there are not any skilled players available that will help improve a number of franchises.

The one Sixer who knows what it's like to beat the Celtics in a Game 7 at TD Garden probably won't even play Saturday night.

We all knowA Dwight Howard 's situation - he waived his Early Termination Option at the trade deadline.

Starting shortly after 8 p.m. Wednesday night, the heat will be on. Not the Miami Heat ...they'll be on at 8:30. We're talking about the Draft Lottery and Billy King.

LeBron James was the leading vote-getter for the All-NBA team, while Kobe Bryant earned his 10th first-team selection, tied for second on the career list.

What's the best name for the soap opera going on in Orlando right now: As the Magic Turn? The Bold and the Magic? The Days of our Magic? I give up on the name, but I feel like every Magic story now should have melodramatic music playing in the background while you read it to help the soap opera quality of the thing.

The Knicks are one of three teams on Dwight Howard's list of teams he would like to be traded to.

Shaq's interest in being GM of the Orlando Magic is apparently very real. ESPN's Chris Broussard reported it Wednesday, then another ESPN writer confirmed it, and then Charles Barkley told Dan Patrick this morning that Shaq told him the same thing.

According to the pundits, it appears the Lakers need to make some changes in personnel.

The text message, soon after the Dwight Howard soap opera resulted in Otis Smith and coach Stan Van Gundy departing from the Orlando Magic, that Smith sent me read as follows: "Not talking For awhile, not even to you.

Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard earned his fifth consecutive selection to the All-NBA First Team, the NBA announced Thursday.

I'm mostly listing Jackson as a dream scenario. In reality, there's as good of a chance that Homer Simpson will be Orlando's new coach.

Head-scratching news from the NBA Wednesday. The Orlando Magic are going to talk to Shaquille O'Neal about their vacancy at general manager.

A half block away from the sparkly new Amway Center in Orlando, Fla., on West Church Street, there is a Bank of America.