http://www.yardbarker.com/rss/player/4408 Recent articles about Vince Carter en-us J.J. Redick has progressed to the point now where he is one of the Magic's most trusted players. It's why Redick has filled in admirably for the injured Vince Carter, and why he'll likely start again Sunday when the Magic face the Oklahoma City Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:02:17 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Denton_Redick_amprsquos_Road_to_Success/1528443 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Denton_Redick_amprsquos_Road_to_Success/1528443 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Denton_Redick_amprsquos_Road_to_Success/1528443 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/7/e/7e955e45a38b8973a0926276c207c078b38ed371/small/Holiday2.jpg Defenseless. That’s the only way to describe the performance by the Orlando Magic against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday night. Sure the Magic were without Vince Carter, Ryan Anderson, and Rashard Lewis. Sure, Matt Barnes was sick with flu-like symptoms, but losing a game like this is inexcusable. Orlando was bad on both ends of the floor [...] Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:26:36 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Magic_Offer_No_Defense_Against_the_Thunder/1527352 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Magic_Offer_No_Defense_Against_the_Thunder/1527352 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Magic_Offer_No_Defense_Against_the_Thunder/1527352 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/1/e/1e35c296556db67b97345c9ebe524648137c872e/small/vinsanity.jpg Click here to read my preview of tonight’s game between the Orlando Magic and the Detroit Pistons. It’s official, Vince Carter will not play today. Tania Ganguli has the story here. According to Joshua Robbins of the Orlando Sentinel, the Magic will observe a moment of silence just before the national anthem for the victims of the [...] Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:00:58 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Detroit_Pistons_Orlando_Magic/1514579 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Detroit_Pistons_Orlando_Magic/1514579 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Detroit_Pistons_Orlando_Magic/1514579 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/1/e/1e35c296556db67b97345c9ebe524648137c872e/small/vinsanity.jpg See my recap of Orlando’s 122-100 win over the Suns Wednesday night here. Brian Schmitz of the Orlando Sentinel reports that Vince Carter is unlikely to play against Detroit tomorrow night. “We probably shouldn’t have played him in Detroit, but Vince said he wanted to go,” Van Gundy said.”We’d probably would have been better off sitting [...] Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:45:21 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Orlando_Magic_News_amp_Notes_Magic_Bounce_Back/1508983 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Orlando_Magic_News_amp_Notes_Magic_Bounce_Back/1508983 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Orlando_Magic_News_amp_Notes_Magic_Bounce_Back/1508983 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/7/e/7e955e45a38b8973a0926276c207c078b38ed371/small/Holiday2.jpg We are among many observers who have noted that Vince Carter is one of the pivotal players of the 2009-10 NBA season. We are on the side of believing that the move from Hedo Turkoglu to Carter is an upgrade for the Magic, and is a key reason that we predicted Orlando to be NBA champions in '09-10. As we noted in our season preview post, we still have concerns about Vince's leadership ability, but the beauty about his current arrangement is that he's just one of several stars, and ... Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:50:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Vince_Carter_Hall_of_Fame_Legacy_on_the_Line/1503908 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Vince_Carter_Hall_of_Fame_Legacy_on_the_Line/1503908 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Vince_Carter_Hall_of_Fame_Legacy_on_the_Line/1503908 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/1/e/1e35c296556db67b97345c9ebe524648137c872e/small/vinsanity.jpg Orlando Magic guard Vince Carter was sidelined against the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday night with a sprained left ankle. Carter was first injured Friday against New Jersey. Magic coach Stan Van Gundy said Carter aggravated the ankle again Tuesday night versus Detroit. Carter's status is day to day. The 32-year-old guard was Orlando's biggest free agent splash this summer. The Magic acquired Carter from New Jersey in a trade that sent Courtney Lee, Rafer Alston and Tony Battie to t... Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:14:13 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Magic_39s_Carter_sidelined_with_ankle_injury/1500973 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Magic_39s_Carter_sidelined_with_ankle_injury/1500973 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Magic_39s_Carter_sidelined_with_ankle_injury/1500973 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/1/e/1e35c296556db67b97345c9ebe524648137c872e/small/vinsanity.jpg According to Tania Ganguli of the Orlando Sentinel, Vince Carter will sit out tonight’s game and his status is day to day. On a more positive note, Mickael Pietrus will return to the lineup tonight after missing the last two games with flu-like symptoms. The Line: Orlando – 8 Starters Phoenix Channing Frye Amare Stoudemire Grant Hill Jason Richardson Steve Nash Orlando Dwight Howard Ryan Anderson Mickael [...] Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:55:22 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Phoenix_Suns_Orlando_Magic/1500860 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Phoenix_Suns_Orlando_Magic/1500860 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Phoenix_Suns_Orlando_Magic/1500860 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/1/e/1e35c296556db67b97345c9ebe524648137c872e/small/vinsanity.jpg Per the Orlando Sentinel, Vince Carter is in fact going to start tonight “He’s going to tonight,” Coach Stan VanGundy said. “For how long, we don’t know. You never know.” Detroit Small Forward Tayshaun Prince will be inactive for the Pistons. The team just announced that small forward Tayshaun Prince will miss tonight’s game against the Orlando [...] Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:14:55 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Orlando_Magic_Detroit_Pistons/1494373 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Orlando_Magic_Detroit_Pistons/1494373 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Orlando_Magic_Detroit_Pistons/1494373 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/0/5/05b1b2edd676b306aff87a85cdf2c162b254fd1d/small/vince.jpg The Orlando Magic were without three starters – Mickael Pietrus, Vince Carter and Rashard Lewis. Pietrus was sent home with the flu, Carter couldn’t go due to the ankle he injured Friday night in New Jersey and Lewis was serving the 3rd game of his 10-game suspension, yet they were still able to defeat the [...] Sun, 01 Nov 2009 16:23:51 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Magic_Ride_3_Point_amp_Free_Throw_Shooting_to_Victory/1479642 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Magic_Ride_3_Point_amp_Free_Throw_Shooting_to_Victory/1479642 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Magic_Ride_3_Point_amp_Free_Throw_Shooting_to_Victory/1479642 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/5/e/5e0725509b460222a0a1585f941d1dcc940c39e7/small/Game_5_0b14.jpg According to Brian Schmitz of the Orlando Sentinel, Vince Carter will not play today because of the ankle injury he suffered on Friday night in New Jersey. Additionally, Mickael Pietrus was sent home with flu-like symptoms. See the full story here. Carter tested the ankle before the game against the Raptors on Toronto’s practice court but couldn’t [...] Sun, 01 Nov 2009 15:01:52 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Orlando_Magic_Toronto_Raptors/1479246 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Orlando_Magic_Toronto_Raptors/1479246 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Orlando_Magic_Toronto_Raptors/1479246 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/1/e/1e35c296556db67b97345c9ebe524648137c872e/small/vinsanity.jpg First Orlando, then New Jersey, now Toronto. What’s next? Chapel Hill? After tonight, Vince Carter will have hit three stops on what the Orlando Sentinel is calling the “Vinsanity Reunion Tour,” but it is unknown if Carter will play after suffering an ankle injury in the second quarter of Friday night’s win over the Nets. The other major [...] Sat, 31 Oct 2009 04:49:38 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Preview_Orlando_Magic_Toronto_Raptors/1470435 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Preview_Orlando_Magic_Toronto_Raptors/1470435 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Preview_Orlando_Magic_Toronto_Raptors/1470435 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/1/e/1e35c296556db67b97345c9ebe524648137c872e/small/vinsanity.jpg by Tim PovtakFiled under: Magic, Nets, NBA InjuriesVince Carter was about to deliver one of those "don't-you-wish-I-was-still-here" games Friday night in New Jersey, when he fell to the floor clutching his left ankle midway in the second quarter. Carter, traded by the Nets to the Orlando Magic this summer, had 16 points in his first 15 minutes before he left with a sprained ankle that is expected to sideline him for at least a game or two. His mother, who was there, described it... Fri, 30 Oct 2009 23:00:24 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Vince_Carter_Sprains_Left_Ankle_in_His_Return_to_New_Jersey/1469571 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Vince_Carter_Sprains_Left_Ankle_in_His_Return_to_New_Jersey/1469571 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Vince_Carter_Sprains_Left_Ankle_in_His_Return_to_New_Jersey/1469571 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/7/e/7e955e45a38b8973a0926276c207c078b38ed371/small/Holiday2.jpg The Orlando Magic overcame terrible 3-point shooting, poor free throw shooting, sloppy play and an injury to Guard Vince Carter to defeat the New Jersey Nets 95-85 on Friday night. In Head Coach Stan Van Gundy’s post-game press conference, he said he liked this game better than Orlando’s 120-106 blowout win over Philadelphia on Wednesday because [...] Fri, 30 Oct 2009 22:05:04 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Magic_Overcome_Adversity_Beat_the_Nets_95_85/1469316 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Magic_Overcome_Adversity_Beat_the_Nets_95_85/1469316 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Magic_Overcome_Adversity_Beat_the_Nets_95_85/1469316 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/1/e/1e35c296556db67b97345c9ebe524648137c872e/small/vinsanity.jpg Vince Carter’s homecoming was going exactly as planned. Carter was having an excellent game until he suffered an ankle injury with about 3 minutes remaining in the second quarter when he stepped on the foot of his former teammate, Nets Guard Devin Harris. His injury is being classified as a sprain and the Magic called his [...] Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:24:56 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Vince_Carter_Injured_in_Second_Quarter/1469128 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Vince_Carter_Injured_in_Second_Quarter/1469128 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Vince_Carter_Injured_in_Second_Quarter/1469128 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/0/5/05b1b2edd676b306aff87a85cdf2c162b254fd1d/small/vince.jpg Starters Orlando C Dwight HowardF Ryan AndersonF Mickael PietrusG Vince CarterG Jameer Nelson New Jersey C Brook LopezF Yi JianlianF Chris Douglas-RobertsG Courtney LeeG Devin Harris 1st quarter: Vince Carter got cheered during his introduction. Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:13:50 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Orlando_Magic_New_Jersey_Nets/1468418 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Orlando_Magic_New_Jersey_Nets/1468418 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Orlando_Magic_New_Jersey_Nets/1468418 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/7/e/7e955e45a38b8973a0926276c207c078b38ed371/small/Holiday2.jpg