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MAR 1 MAGIC MATCH WIN TOTAL OF THE PREVIOUS YEAR This season, the Orlando Magic have played 60 games and are 34-26. The team’s final season record was 34-48 the previous year.
The Magic have now tied their record from a year ago with five wins through the entirety of March and half of April.
So far this season, just three teams—the Houston Rockets, Oklahoma City Thunder, and Minnesota Timberwolves—have equaled or surpassed their victory total from the previous year.
MAGIC TV RATINGS GO UP ON FEB 20 Fans have an incentive to watch because the Orlando Magic is over.500 during the All-Star Break.
Magic’s viewership on Bally Sports Florida, the team’s regional sports network, is up 76%, according to the Sports Business Journal.
The defending champion Denver Nuggets (139 percent), the top-seeded Minnesota Timberwolves (107 percent), and the Phoenix Suns (94 percent) have higher percentage increases than the Magic (ranked fourth in the NBA).
February 19: NETS Fire Watch A former Orlando Magic coach is searching for employment.
The Brooklyn Nets have fired head coach Jacque Vaughn, who led the team from 2012 to 2015 and was a member of the Magic from 2002 to 2003, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
Prior to the All-Star Break, Vaughn, 49, had the Nets at 21-33. The team lost by 50 points to the Boston Celtics on Wednesday.
MAC’S FIRST DUNK ON FEB 17! Mac McClung, a guard for the Osceola Magic, is aiming to defend his Dunk Contest championship, and he’s off to a good start.
McClung went into the second round in second position after receiving 48/50 for the dunk.
SHAQ TO THE RAFTERS, FEBRUARY 13! There’s an official Orlando Magic jersey in the rafters.
Watch O’Neal’s jersey unveiling, which happened Tuesday night during the Magic’s game against the Oklahoma City Thunder.
FEB. 13 SHAQ versus Kanye Shaquille O’Neal and the Orlando Magic are the talk of the town on Tuesday when his No. 32 jersey is hoisted into the ceiling. O’Neal did, however, use social media before to the event to exchange some words with musician Kanye West.
Since then, Shaq has removed the statement from Instagram, indicating that he is moving on as the Magic celebrate him after tonight’s game against the Oklahoma City Thunder.
MAC Returned to the Dunk Contest on February 7. This year’s Dunk Contest will include a representative from the Orlando Magic franchise.
Next weekend’s Dunk Contest will see G League player Mac McClung defending his championship, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. McClung will face off against the New York Knicks’ Jacob Toppin, the Miami Heat’s Jaime Jaquez Jr., and the Boston Celtics’ Jaylen Brown.
