Magic Starting 5: Orlando 'Put League on Notice' This Season

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Jeremy Brener | Mar 23, 2023

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1. THE MAGIC ARE DOING SOMETHING, SAYS MOE WAGNER

"In its 73rd game a year ago, the Magic defeated the Golden State Warriors to pick up its 20th win of the season. To put it in perspective, it took this year's team 23 less games to reach that mark.

"And really put the league on notice that the Orlando Magic are doing something and going in a direction means a lot to these guys," Wagner said.

2. LOCAL PHENOM STAYING IN ORLANDO FOR NBA DRAFT?

"I want to thank my mom and brothers Tyler and Jamal," Hendricks told ESPN. "Also, UCF and Coach Johnny Dawkins for pushing me to develop my game and help get me where I am now. Also, I want to thank the lord for ordering my steps through this whole journey."

3. KLAY THOMPSON HONORS FALLEN COWBOYS TE GAVIN ESCOBAR

Escobar was a native of the same city Thompson is — Rancho Santa Margarita. The former Cowboy tragically passed away in a rock-climbing accident in September of last year.

Klay arrived at tonight's game in Dallas repping the number 89 in honor of his friend Gavin Escobar.

Gavin played four seasons as Tight End for the Cowboys during his NFL career. A native of Klay's hometown of Rancho Santa Margarita, he tragically passed away last fall. pic.twitter.com/zWtvcOlsyE
— Golden State Warriors (@warriors) March 22, 2023

4. THURSDAY NIGHT'S GAMES

5. NEXT MAGIC GAME

The Magic will return to the court tonight against Jalen Brunson, Julius Randle and the New York Knicks at 7:00 p.m. You can watch in-market on Bally Sports Florida or out-of-market on NBA League Pass.

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Published Mar 23, 2023

JEREMY BRENER

Jeremy Brener is an editor, writer and social media manager for several Fan Nation websites. His work has also been featured in 247 Sports and SB Nation as a writer and podcaster. Brener has been with Fan Nation since 2021. Brener grew up in Houston, going to Astros, Rockets and Texans games as a kid. He moved to Orlando in 2016 to go to college and pursue a degree. He hosts "The Dream Take" podcast covering the Rockets, which has produced over 350 episodes since March 2020. Brener graduated in May 2020 from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism minoring in Sport Business Management. While at UCF, Brener worked for the school's newspaper NSM.today and "Hitting the Field," a student-run sports talk show and network. He was the executive producer for "Hitting the Field" from 2019-20. During his professional career, Brener has covered a number of major sporting events including the Pro Bowl, March Madness and several NBA and NFL games. As a fan, Brener has been to the 2005 World Series, 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 NCAA National Championship between the Villanova Wildcats and North Carolina Tar Heels. Now, Brener still resides in the Central Florida area and enjoys writing, watching TV, hanging out with friends and going to the gym. Brener can be followed on Twitter @JeremyBrener. For more inquiries, please email jeremybrenerchs@gmail.com.