Patrick Ewing News

The last time Michael Jordan was in Utah for basketball was June of 1998 when he hit the game winner in Game 6 of the NBA Finals to give the Chicago Bulls their sixth championship.

The firing of Stan Van Gundy by the Orlando Magic this week created a second official NBA coaching vacancy - Charlotte is the other - and we may be in for a summer of astonishing movement of high profile coaches filling vacancies at varying degrees of roster development.

The storm started brewing months ago. We all witnessed the awkward press conferences with Stan Van Gundy and Dwight Howard.

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.

There were already a lot of people brought in for interviews and now you can add interest in Stan Van Gundy and Lakers assistant Quinn Snyder to the list.

If the Dwight Howard saga weren't enough, the Orlando Magic have a new debacle to sort out: Who will be their next head coach? Earlier this week, the polarizing Stan Van Gundy was fired from the position, a move that surprised nobody.

It happens to every athlete. No matter how well conditioned, prepared and talented Kobe Bryant might be he can't escape the inevitable.

Hall of Fame coach Jerry Sloan will likely meet with Charlotte Bobcats management about their job opening, an informed source confirmed Tuesday evening.

On a day when the Orlando Magic fired head coach Stan Van Gundy and rumors swirled about a potential Dwight Howard-Phil Jackson marriage in Brooklyn, one name still seems to be getting passed by when it comes to future head coaches and that's New York Knicks legend Patrick Ewing.

Stan Van Gundy, left, has the best winning percentage in team history. Otis Smith's tenure with the Magic, meanwhile, was marked by aggressive moves.

Stan Van Gundy, left, has the best winning percentage in team history. Otis Smith's tenure with the Magic, meanwhile, was marked by aggressive moves.

NBA TV will celebrate the 20th anniversary of USA Basketball's iconic team, which captured the attention of fans around the globe, when the network premieres NBA TV's "The Dream Team" presented by Right Guard on Wednesday, June 13, at 9 p.m. ET.

We talked some weeks ago about Patrick Ewing's hopes of becoming a head coach. Ewing has spent the last decade or so as an assistant coach, first with Washington and, currently, with the Orlando Magic.

Hall of Famer Patrick Ewing will interview Thursday for the Charlotte Bobcats' coaching vacancy, according to an ESPN.com report.

Hall of Famer Patrick Ewing will interview Thursday for the Charlotte Bobcats' coaching vacancy, according to an ESPN.com report.

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Orlando Magic Assistant Coach Patrick Ewing will interview Thursday for the head coaching position with the Charlotte Bobcats, NBA sources told WKMG Sports Director David Pingalore.

Based on his own analysis of NBA greats from Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen to Magic Johnson and Larry Bird, Bryant believes there's too much of a health risk to get run over by an opponent and go crashing to the floor repeatedly.

City leaders in San Francisco are courting the Golden State Warriors, trying to woo the NBA team back to the City by the Bay within five years Mayor Ed Lee sent a letter on Friday saying the city would work with Warriors executives to bring the team to San Francisco in time for the 2017-18 season.

Deliberate is the key word in the Charlotte Bobcats' coaching search; the front office isn't under any time pressure to replace Paul Silas, so don't expect any imminent decision.