Basketball

The Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Orlando Magic 102-86 last night to remain the only undefeated team in the Western Conference. Magic Offensive Struggles Orlando struggled all game to put the ball in the basket, connecting on just 29 of 82 shots (35.4%). The Magic had only 43 points at …

The No. 21 Florida Gator men’s basketball team picked up right where it left off last season in Monday’s season opener against USF in Jacksonville. After averaging 89.8 points per game last season, the Gators handed the Bulls 98 points in the Jacksonville Sports Foundation Invitational at the VyStar Veterans …

The No.21 Florida Gators men’s basketball team opens its season tonight in Jacksonville against the USF Bulls, who are dealing with the passing of coach Amir Abdur-Rahim. Florida is ranked to start the season for the first time since 2019. BASKETBALL IS BACK. USF @ 8:30 VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena …

The Magic are without star forward Paolo Banchero. It showed on Sunday evening. The Lone Star State housed an early-season contest between the Dallas Mavericks and the Orlando Magic to conclude the second week of the NBA season, with the Mavericks besting the Paolo-less Magic 108-85. The Magic’s Fallen Star …

Following Wednesday’s exhibition game win (85-46) over Flagler College, Florida women’s basketball is preparing for formidable opponents in the upcoming season. The Gators have a talented underclassmen group who showed out during last night’s matchup. Freshmen Liv McGill and Me’Arah O’Neal started against Flagler, assisting the team as they built …

The Florida Gators women’s basketball team tuned up Wednesday for the start of the season with an 85-46 win against Flagler College in an exhibition game at the O’Connell Center. Ra Shaya Kyle was Florida’s leading scorer with 21 points. Freshmen Liv McGill and Me’Arah O’Neal started for the Gators, …

Paolo Banchero scored a career-high 50 points, as the Orlando Magic beat the Indiana Pacers 119-115 Monday night. Banchero is the first player to drop a 50-bomb during this NBA season. 21yo Paolo Banchero 50 ball, a sign of things to come… Physicality. Maturity. Shotmaking. Playmaking. There may be something really …

The Miami Heat kept the Detroit Pistons winless after a 106-98 win Monday in the Kaseya Center.  https://twitter.com/MiamiHEAT/status/1851082269198262321   Despite the Heat (2-1) not playing their best ball, they were able to get a win.  Jimmy Butler had a team-high for the Heat with 23 points and seven assists. Terry Rozier …

The 2024 NBA regular season is here. In a state rivalry game to open the season Wednesday, the Miami Heat fell 116-97 to the Orlando Magic in the Kaeseya Center. https://twitter.com/OrlandoMagic/status/1849273855350628535 Second-Half Turnaround The game was pretty even for the first two quarters, with the first quarter tied 32-32. All …

Florida men’s basketball coach Todd Golden said the Gators recent scrimmage are good teaching moments leading to their season opener in less than two weeks. Start of Scrimmages The Gators are ranked No. 21 in the AP Preseason Top 25 Poll. They started playing scrimmages to help prepare for their opener …