Dwight Howard lays the ball up agains the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden on March 28, 2012.
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Orlando Magic part ways with coach Stan Van Gundy, general manager Otis Smith - ESPN -
The Magic fired coach Stan Van Gundy and split with general manager Otis Smith on Monday, the culmination of a season in which Orlando was ensnared in a long-running soap opera with Dwight Howard and made another first-round playoff exit.
…Orlando went 37-29 in the regular season but was eliminated in five games by Indiana after a rash of late-season injuries that included back surgery for Howard. Orlando went 5-12 without him.
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One-of-a-Kind. These guys are so good they are off the charts — literally. The software could not connect them to any other player. Derrick Rose and Dwight Howard are examples, but you already knew that.
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Some sort of culture of violence.: The NBA MVP race is pissing me off. -
Now, let’s look at someone who SHOULD win the MVP. Dwight Howard of the Orlando Magic. Has anyone looked at a stat sheet recently? Dwight leads the Magic in Points, Rebounds, Steals, Blocks, and Field Goal Percentage. He is the MAN in Orlando. Do you know who his number #2 is in Orlando? Ryan fucking Anderson. That’s his number two. Lebron has Dwayne Wade, Durant has Russell Westbrook. Dwight has Ryan Anderson.
Dwight Howard, Orlando Magic
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Ha!
So I met Dwight Howard in the City today, had a conversation with him, cracked a few jokes, and got his autograph! :)
It was Amazing.
(Source: everythingorlandomagic)
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DH: Hey, Jameer, what’s this?
JN: What?
DH: A brain sucker. What’s it doing?
JN: I don’t know, what?
DH: Starving! HA!!
Orlando Magic’s Dwight Howard, right, jokes around with teammate Jameer Nelson after defeating the New Jersey Nets 86-70.
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