Malik Allen

   Until Jan. 13, Tony Gonzalez had spent more time in the Miami Heat locker room than in an NFL playoff-winning locker room.    You can look it up.    It is why, as they boarded the bus for Monday's practice in Salt Lake City, the conversation...

    It used to be that this is where prospects were unearthed, careers salvaged.     Bruce Bowen. Udonis Haslem. Anthony Carter. Joel Anthony.     For years, it had been an immense source of pride for Pat Riley and those on his Miami Heat staff.    ...

The Orlando Magic's roster will start taking shape over the next 36 hours....

Barring an unforeseen injury, the Orlando Magic appear inclined to begin the regular season with two true point guards, Jameer Nelson and Chris Duhon, instead of the typical three true point guards....

Perhaps no NBA roster uses Twitter more than the Orlando Magic, and that fact dismays Otis Smith, the team's president of basketball operations and its general manager....

Magic shooting guard Jason Richardson didn't participate in Wednesday's pregame shootaround because of a severe head cold and congestion, but said he'd attempt to play tonight against the Sacramento Kings. “Man, it's killing me all up here, but...

As hard as it is for him to do, Magic coach Stan Van Gundy needs to treat the last five games like the preseason. The Magic have to gear up, mentally and physically, for the playoffs. I think his players, Dwight Howard included, have told him as much. The...

With their team already dangerously thin and the playoffs starting this weekend, the Magic shouldn't have to think twice about this decision: Sit Dwight Howard for the season-finale against Indy tonight. This is a no-brainer. Let him watch teammates...

Jason Richardson, a veteran guard about to sign the last big contract of his career, and Earl Clark, a young forward whose rookie contract expires this summer, are the only two non-minimum players that come off the Orlando Magic's payroll this summer...

So Dwight Howard is the NBA Defensive Player of the Year. Third year in a row for the big man. Congrats. He became the first player in league history to receive the honor three consecutive years. Howard finished second in the league in rebounds per game...

NBA free agents (* -- indicates restricted free agent, with team allowed to match outside offers to retain player): Best of who is left: Alexis Ajinca, Gilbert Arenas, Keith Bogans, Erick Dampier, Francisco Elson, Melvin Ely, Kryrlo Fesenko, Eddie House,...

INDIANAPOLIS — Two nights earlier, the Orlando Magic played with little energy and even less focus. And they lost to a sub-.500 team. Dwight Howard and the Magic's 3-point shooters weren't about to let that happen again. Not Wednesday night,...