The Orlando Magic fell short against the Atlanta Hawks, 132-125, in their season opener at Kia Center on Wednesday, spoiling the debut of coach Sean Sweeney.
ORLANDO — Inside Orlando, Florida, the energy surrounding the Orlando Magic is palpable. Fresh off a busy offseason and stepping into a new era on the sidelines, Orlando’s front office, roster core and franchise legends are locked in on one objective: elevating a talented young foundation into a legitimate contender.
The Orlando Magic are in the loss column for the first time in the preseason after falling to the Cleveland Cavaliers 119-105 inside Rocket Arena. The Magic still were not at full strength, but they managed to give a majority of their rotation a decent amount of playing time against one of the best teams in the Eastern Conference.
How many of the NBA scoring champions since the NBA/ABA merger can you name in five minutes?
We are one day away from the Orlando Magic's first preseason game and nearly two weeks ago from the season opener. Of course, all eyes will be on Paolo Banchero, Desmond Bane and Franz Wagner, heading into the new year.
Who is the X factor for every NBA player this season? We’re not talking about the go-to guy, like Nikola Jokic or Steph Curry. It could be a big-name player, an all-star, or a bench player, but they are the pivot point for their team.
Orlando Magic guard Desmond Bane is in his second season with the team and his role could look a bit different this time around. A head coaching change always brings new energy, but Bane is viewed as someone in the prime of his career and a top contributor for a team eyeing the playoffs for the fourth straight season.
Nikola Vucevic’s return to the Orlando Magic has already made an impression on new teammate Desmond Bane as the organization prepares for the 2026-27 NBA season.
The Orlando Magic are ushering in a new era. Not from a roster-building perspective, like they were one year ago with Desmond Bane, but with a new face on the sidelines in head coach Sean Sweeney.
Orlando Magic guard Desmond Bane believes his team belongs among the contenders in a dramatically reshaped Eastern Conference heading into the 2026-27 season.
The young Memphis Grizzlies looked like an emerging powerhouse when they finished second in the Western Conference in 2022 and 2023. Three seasons later, the core of that team has all been traded away.
Typically, the path to the NBA for most players is to spend at least a season in college to get high-level basketball and important development under their belts.
Following a shaky 45-win season and an embarrassing playoff exit, the Orlando Magic have plenty of questions they must answer. They are still without a head coach (the search is barely underway), and will enter a pivotal summer with an uphill battle as to how it can improve their team.
The Orlando Magic made Mosley the fall guy for their latest postseason failure.
Magic Fans have coined a catch phrase that floods comments, replies, group chats, DMs, and tweets any time Desmond Bane pops off for one of his semi-regular
Desmond Bane is no longer a member of the Memphis Grizzlies. But playing in front of former teammates Ja Morant and Jaren Jackson, Jr., Bane was the star in a "grit-n-grind" style game, complete with bleeding arms.
As the Orlando Magic are on the verge of knocking off the Eastern Conference's top seed in the first round, they're benefiting from exactly what they were missing in the playoffs one year ago. Desmond Bane, 27, who the Magic acquired in a summer trade with the Memphis Grizzlies, has proven to be the difference-maker against the Detroit Pistons.
The Detroit Pistons are halfway to a stunning first-round exit.
In earning some redemption and continuing to make a name for himself, Paolo Banchero put on a show on Friday night. Banchero's performance led the Orlando Magic to a 121-90 win over the Charlotte Hornets, securing an actual spot in the NBA playoffs.
How many of the NBA players to make at least 90 percent of their free throws in a season with at least 300 attempts can you name in five minutes?
Desmond Bane didn’t seem to have the talent to recognize a celebrity who unexpectedly made a cameo during the Orlando Magic star’s postgame interview on Monday.
While the tweet that claimed NASA had discovered a nearby Earth-like exoplanet that rains lava at night was unfortunately proven false that, they did indeed discover an actual real lava planet covered with a magma ocean in December, 2025.
After a slow start to the season, the Orlando Magic have had the NBA's best defense over the last five weeks. With Desmond Bane carrying the offense, the Magic have been tough to beat.
Desmond Bane continues to be a real menace to society. The Orlando Magic guard Bane went viral for his antics during Wednesday’s game against the Cleveland Cavaliers.
The NBA has fined Magic guard Desmond Bane $25K for “throwing the game ball with force into the spectator stands,” the league announced in a press release (Twitter link).
Orlando Magic guard Desmond Bane was fined $25,000 on Thursday for forcefully throwing the game ball into the stands at the end of his team's 110-109 road win against the Los Angeles Lakers.
The Ja Morant era with the Memphis Grizzlies peaked with two second-place Western Conference finishes and a second-round exit. Now Morant remains, but the Grizzlies have completed a dramatic and lucrative teardown of their team.
Brought to Orlando to help elevate the Magic's contender status ahead of the 2025-26 season, Desmond Bane is starting to deliver on the expectations that followed him from Memphis.
Orlando Magic guard Desmond Bane had jokes ready after his monstrous performance in the NBA Cup quarterfinals. Bane was a one-man offense for the Magic in their NBA Cup elimination game against the Miami Heat at Kia Center in Orlando, Fla.
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