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Adreian Payne, former Orlando Magic player, shot and killed in Florida, deputies say

Courtesy: Orlando Magic ORLANDO, Fla. - Orange County deputies say former NBA player Adreian Payne was shot and killed in Orlando early Monday morning. The person who allegedly pulled the trigger has been arrested. The Orange County Sheriff's Office says it happened just before 1:30 a.m.

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Embiid ties career high with 50 points, 76ers beat Magic

PHILADELPHIA - Joel Embiid doesn't need to emulate any other NBA star.He proved Wednesday night that he's in a class on his own.Embiid tied his career high with 50 points in just 27 minutes, leading a dominant third quarter that carried the Philadelphia 76ers to a 123-110 victory over the Orlando Magic.Embiid also had 12 rebounds and three blocks while making 17 of 23 field goals and 15 of 17 free throws. The four-time All-Star and MVP candidate played just 58 seconds of the fourth quarter.Before the game, teammate Tyrese Maxey asked Embiid: "Who you going to be tonight? Shaq (O'Neal)? Dirk (Nowitzki)?""(He said) ‘I’m going to be Joel,’" Maxey said.

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COVID: Toronto Raptors game against visiting Orlando Magic postponed

Toronto Raptors game has been postponed due to COVID-19.The Raptors’ game against the visiting Orlando Magic on Monday has been pushed back indefinitely, due to the number of Magic players in the NBA’s COVID-19 protocols.Toronto’s game this past Thursday against the visiting Chicago Bulls was also postponed due to a Bulls’ outbreak.The Raptors have all-star forward Pascal Siakam and rookie Dalano Banton in protocols. The two missed Saturday night’s 119-100 win over the visiting Golden State Warriors, which saw a Scotiabank Arena crowd of just 7,988 fans after the provincial government slashed arena capacity in half to combat the recent surge in cases.

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Curry, Embiid help 76ers top Magic, clinch top seed in East

PHILADELPHIA – Joel Embiid and the 76ers are happy to have earned home-court advantage for the playoffs — but they are a long way from their goal.

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Orlando Magic, AdventHealth team up to host vaccine event at Amway

ORLANDO, Fla. – The Orlando Magic, AdventHealth and the city of Orlando are teaming up to provide 2,300 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to Central Floridians at a special event at the Amway Center.

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Towns, Russell each score 27 points, T-Wolves throttle Magic

ORLANDO, Fla. – Karl-Anthony Towns and D’Angelo Russell each scored 27 points and the Minnesota Timberwolves built a 30-point halftime lead, led by 43 in the third quarter and cruised to a 128-96 rout of the Orlando Magic on Sunday night.

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Hornets top Magic 122-112, inch closer to play-in tournament

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Terry Rozier scored 28 points, LaMelo Ball added 27 points and the Charlotte Hornets inched closer to securing a spot in the play-in tournament with a 122-112 win over the Orlando Magic on Friday night.

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Magic coach Clifford clears protocols, to return Wednesday

ORLANDO, Fla. – Orlando Magic coach Steve Clifford has cleared NBA health and safety protocols for COVID-19 and will return to the bench Wednesday night against Boston.

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Orlando Magic coach Steve Clifford clears NBA COVID protocols, nears return

ORLANDO, Fla. – Orlando Magic coach Steve Clifford will return to the court this week after testing positive for the coronavirus a couple of weeks ago, according to a team representative.

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Vaccinated Orlando Magic coach Steve Clifford tests positive for coronavirus

Orlando Magic coach Steve Clifford tested positive for coronavirus, although results still remain inconclusive, according to an ESPN report.

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Young scores 25, Williams 22, Hawks defeat Magic 112-96

ATLANTA – Trae Young scored 25 points, Lou Williams added 22 in his best game since returning to Atlanta and the surging Hawks pulled away in the final period for a 112-96 victory over the Orlando Magic on Tuesday night.

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Watson, Watanabe lead Raptors past Magic, 113-02

TAMPA, Fla. – Paul Watson Jr. scored 20 of his career-high 30 points in the third quarter Friday night and the Toronto Raptors pulled away to a 113-102 victory over the Orlando Magic.

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Beal, Westbrook lead Wizards past Magic 131-116

ORLANDO, Fla. – Bradley Beal returned from a five-game absence and scored 26 points, Russell Westbrook had his 20th triple-double of the season and the Washington Wizards made a season-best 19 3-pointers in a 131-116 win over the Orlando Magic on Wednesday night.

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Jazz set record for 3s in half, beat Magic 137-91

SALT LAKE CITY – Even with the best record in the NBA, the Utah Jazz are always looking for ways to improve.

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Randle’s third triple-double lifts Knicks over Magic

NEW YORK – Julius Randle recorded his third triple-double of the season with 18 points, 17 assists and 10 rebounds to lead the New York Knicks to a 94-93 victory over the Orlando Magic on Thursday night.

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Nets rout Magic 129-92, run NBA-leading win streak to eight

NEW YORK – Kyrie Irving had 27 points and nine assists, James Harden scored 20 points and the Nets extended their longest winning streak since moving to Brooklyn to eight games with a 129-92 rout of the Orlando Magic on Thursday night.

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Pistons snap 3-game losing streak with 105-93 win over Magic

ORLANDO, Fla. – Not long after Saben Lee scored a career-best 21 points and helped the Detroit Pistons snap a three-game losing streak, the point guard was presented with a memento to ensure he won’t soon forget the game.

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Lillard scores 36 as Portland downs the Orlando Magic

PORTLAND, Ore. – Damian Lillard scored 36 points and the Portland Trail Blazers extended their winning streak over the Orlando Magic to eight games with a 106-97 victory on Tuesday night.

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Raptors snap 3-game losing streak, beat Magic 115-102

TAMPA, Fla. – Pascal Siakam had 30 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Toronto Raptors to a 115-102 win over the Orlando Magic on Sunday night.

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Orlando Magic building $70 million training facility next to Amway Center

ORLANDO, Fla. – The Orlando Magic and AdventHealth announced a new $70 million training facility will be built in downtown Orlando.

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Brogdon’s 3-pointer lifts Pacers past Magic 120-118 in OT

INDIANAPOLIS – When Malcolm Brogdon caught a pass from Doug McDermott on the right wing in the waning seconds of overtime, he didn't hesitate to launch the deep shot.“I like to take big shots,” Brogdon said. “My teammates and coaches trust me to take shots.

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Knicks’ Barrett, Randle double up Magic

NEW YORK – R.J. Barrett scored 22 points and had 10 rebounds, and Julius Randle added 21 points and 17 rebounds to lead the New York Knicks to a 91-84 win over the Orlando Magic on Monday.Elfrid Payton chipped in with 12 points and rookie guard Immanuel Quickley added 11 for the Knicks, who improved to 7-8 with their second straight winNikola Vucevic had 24 points and 14 rebounds for Orlando, which lost its sixth in a row and fell to 6-8.

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Harden debuts with triple-double, Durant scores 42, Nets win

NEW YORK – James Harden delivered 32 points and a triple-double in his Brooklyn debut, Kevin Durant scored a season-high 42 points in his first game back with his former teammate, and the Nets showed off their potent potential in a 122-115 victory over the Orlando Magic on Saturday night.Harden had 14 assists and 12 rebounds after being cleared to play earlier in the afternoon after all the players in the blockbuster trade that brought him from Houston had completed their physicals.

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Nets coach says Harden will start Saturday night vs Magic

NEW YORK – James Harden will start Saturday night in his Brooklyn Nets debut against the Orlando Magic.The three-time NBA scoring champion became available to play earlier in the day after all the players in the blockbuster trade that sent him from Houston to Brooklyn completed their physicals.Nets coach Steve Nash immediately put Harden into the starting lineup. He said he would determine as the game goes along whether he needed to limit the All-Star guard's minutes, saying the Nets “don’t want to run the batteries down on our new Christmas present this early.” Harden has not practiced with the Nets and Nash said the team would try to keep things simple Saturday, though expected Harden to catch on quickly.

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Celtics run past Magic 124-97 after week-long hiatus

BOSTON – Jaylen Brown had 21 points and eight assists, Semi Ojeleye added 18 points and the Boston Celtics rolled to an 124-97 win over the Orlando Magic on Friday night in their return to action following a virus-related week-long hiatus.Jeff Teague finished with 17 points and rookie Payton Pritchard had 16 points to help Boston post its fifth straight victory.Boston returned to action after having three games postponed due to some players testing positive for the coronavirus and others being ruled out because contact tracing showed that they could have been exposed to it.“It’s hectic, A whirlwind tornado you might call it," Celtics guard Marcus Smart said.But the Celtics didn’t seem to be affected by the layoff, sharing the ball and

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Wood scores 22 to lead Rockets to 132-90 rout of Orlando

HOUSTON – Christian Wood scored 22 points and tied a career high with 15 rebounds to lead the Houston Rockets to a 132-90 rout of the short-handed Orlando Magic on Friday night.Houston was up by 29 at halftime and had extended the lead to 81-43 after consecutive 3-pointers by John Wall and P.J. Tucker with about five minutes left in the third.The Magic looked nothing like the team that opened the season 6-2.

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Thunder dominate second half and beat Magic 108-99

ORLANDO, Fla. – Darius Bazley had a season-high 19 points, George Hill scored 13 of his 18 points in the third quarter and the Oklahoma City Thunder dominated the second half of a 108-99 win over the Orlando Magic on Saturday.The Thunder ended a three-game losing streak and bounced back nicely from a 33-point loss to New Orleans two nights earlier. Oklahoma City also avenged a 118-107 home loss against the Magic five nights ago.“I just thought it was a good, resilient game for us because we carried a lot of stuff over from the New Orleans game that we wanted to address and from the last time we played Orlando,” coach Mark Daigneault said.

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Magic forward Chuma Okeke to miss several weeks due to bone bruise, report says

ORLANDO, Fla. – Orlando Magic forward Chuma Okeke will miss several weeks of games due to a bone bruise on his left knee, according to ESPN reporter Adrian Wojnarowski.Okeke had an ACL tear on the same knee when he was a forward with the Auburn Tigers.The Magic forward did not play during the 2019-20 season due to this injury.[TRENDING: UK COVID-19 variant found in Florida | Florida reports 16,000 new COVID-19 cases on NYE | How to register for vaccine in Florida]Despite the injury, the Magic still selected him with the No.

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Nonprofit gets new hoops for victims of domestic abuse with help from Shaq, Orlando Magic

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Former Orlando Magic player discusses boycott and why money and fame didn’t make him immune to discrimination

ORLANDO,Fla. – Former NBA star Adonal Foyle has always been outspoken when it comes to social justice issues.These days he has a lot to talk about. The recent NBA boycott in protest of another black man being shot by a police officer has Foyle recalling his own encounter with police when he was a player with the Orlando Magic.Foyle said he was heading to the airport after a game and admits to speeding when he was pulled over.He said what transpired over the next few minutes could have made a big difference in the outcome.“I was pulled over.

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Pence aide: NBA protest over Kenosha are 'absurd and silly'

WASHINGTON – Vice President Mike Pence's chief of staff said Thursday that NBA protests over the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin, are “absurd and silly.”“If they want to protest, I don’t think we care,” Marc Short told CNN's “New Day.”His comments came the day after the NBA postponed three scheduled playoff games, with the Milwaukee Bucks kicking off the boycott by refusing to leave their locker room for the game against the Orlando Magic.

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Reds-Brews, M's-Padres games off in wake of Kenosha shooting

MILWAUKEE – A pair of Major League Baseball games were postponed Wednesday as players across the sports landscape reacted in the wake of the weekend shooting by police of Jacob Blake, a Black man, in Wisconsin.Games between the Cincinnati Reds and Brewers in Milwaukee and the Seattle Mariners and Padres in San Diego were called off hours before they were set to begin.Other MLB games had finished, were in progress or just about to start when the announcements were made.The baseball postponements came after the NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks didn’t come out on the floor for Game 5 of their first-round playoff series with the Orlando Magic on Wednesday afternoon at Lake Buena Vista, Florida.

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Bucks players don’t take the court for NBA playoff game against Magic

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – NBA players made their strongest statement yet against racial injustice Wednesday when the Milwaukee Bucks didn't take the floor for their playoff game against the Orlando Magic.The teams were set to begin Game 5 of their series shortly after 4 p.m., with the Bucks needing a win to advance to the second round.Players had been discussing boycotting games in the bubble after the shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man, by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin. More discussions were expected Wednesday, but even before that the Bucks apparently decided they would act.“Some things are bigger than basketball," Bucks senior vice president Alex Lasry tweeted Wednesday.

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Milwaukee Bucks players don't take the court for NBA playoff game

LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLORIDA - AUGUST 26: The game clock sits at 0.0 after the scheduled start time of Game Five of the Eastern Conference First Round between the Milwaukee Bucks and the Orlando Magic during the 2020 NBA Playoffs at AdventHealth Arena a ORLANDO, Fla. - NBA players made their strongest statement yet against racial injustice Wednesday when the Milwaukee Bucks didn't take the floor for their playoff game against the Orlando Magic.The teams were set to begin Game 5 of their series shortly after 4 p.m., with the Bucks needing a win to advance to the second round.LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLORIDA - AUGUST 26: Workers remove the player name placards from the bench chairs after the Milwaukee Bucks sit out Game Five of the Eastern Conference

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Playoff schedule released for the Orlando Magic

ORLANDO, Fla. – The Orlando Magic are the No. 8 seed in the Eastern Conference for the NBA playoffs and the team’s first game against the No.

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Orlando Magic player stands for national anthem as teammates, opponents kneel

Orlando Magic forward Jonathan Isaac (1) is the lone player to stand and not wear a "Black Lives Matter" t-shirt prior to a game against the Brooklyn Nets at Disney's Wide World of Sports' HP Field House in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, on Friday, July ORLANDO, Fla. - According to FOX News, Orlando Magic forward Jonathan Isaac stood during the national anthem on Friday as his teammates and Brooklyn Nets players knelt to protest racial injustice and police brutality.He was said to be the only player out of the first three games of the NBA’s restarted season to stand during the anthem.

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Clippers beat Magic in Orlando’s first scrimmage in Disney bubble

ORLANDO, Fla. – The Los Angeles Clippers defeated the Orlando Magic on Wednesday in the team’s first scrimmage in the Disney World bubble.The Clippers won the scrimmage by a score of 99-90 on Wednesday.Orlando forward Nikola Vuceic scored 18 points in the game.Lou Williams scored 22 points in 16 minutes for the Clippers, he made seven shots on 13 attempts.The next scrimmage for the Magic is on Saturday, Orlando will play against LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers.Orlando will resume the regular season on July 31 in a game against the Brooklyn Nets.

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Orlando Magic forward Jonathan Isaac talks protests, NBA return

ORLANDO, Fla. – When the NBA season resumes next month at Disney’s Wide World of Sports Complex, the Orlando Magic will be one of 22 teams fighting for a playoff spot. RELATED: NBA eyes Disney’s ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex to restart season | Report: NBA to invite 22 teams to Orlando to finish seasonMagic forward Jonathan Isaac joined Justin Warmoth on "The Weekly on ClickOrlando.com" to talk about whether he'll be ready to return to the team following a devastating knee injury in January.

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Here’s what it will look like when Orlando Magic players return to practice facilities

ORLANDO, Fla. – Several NBA practice facilities will open on Friday, Chief Executive Officer Alex Martins for the Orlando Magic said in an Orange County Task Force meeting on Tuesday.

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Disney World: Florida Task Force Releases Initial Guidelines for Reopening Theme Park

A task force for Orange County, Florida, on Tuesday shared its initial guidelines for reopening Walt Disney World in Orlando. TheOrange County Economic Recovery Task Force, comprised of 44 members of the business community, includes Disney executives and the CEO of the Orlando Magic.

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Doing Your Part: Orlando Magic broadcasters hosts virtual food drive

ORLANDO, Fla. – In terms of action and playing games, there's not a lot going on in sports. However, there is plenty of giving.

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Amway Center to be used as distribution center for medical equipment and supplies

ORLANDO, Fla. – The Amway Center will be used as a distribution center for medical equipment and supplies amid the spread of the coronavirus.

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Orlando church offering kids free hot breakfast and lunch

ORLANDO, Fla. – J.U.M.P. Ministries Global Church is offering free breakfast and lunch every Monday to Friday for kids in the Orlando area.

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