Courtney Lee News

Courtney Lee takes a break from playing Mortal Kombat on Xbox 360 to go to the Nets practice facility on a recent off day.

When University of Tampa women's basketball coach Tom Jessee talks about freshman Kamari Smith, the first thing that comes to his mind is what he calls her basketball IQ.

Since it's better to give than receive, I thought it would a good idea to offer some holiday gifts to a few folks.

Hey everyone, here is your roundup of stories in advance of tonight's games. I will hopefully be able to do this before every game and post them 2-3 hours before the game.

It was a busy night for former Orlando Magic stars and Magic killers last night.

It's 70s night complete with throwback black pinstriped uniforms and paisley minidresses on the Magic.

Knicks legend Patrick Ewing, an NBA assistant coach for the past seven seasons, told The Post yesterday he would love to coach the Nets and hopes to be considered whenever they decide to fill the position permanently.

It would be easy for Adonal Foyle to gripe. Instead he grows. It would be almost be natural for Foyle to complain that all he can do on the basketball floor following surgery on his right knee is hobble around and fight through the pain.

Vince Carter spoke softly, at barely more than a whisper, keeping his voice from being conspicuous in the silent visitors' locker room at Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte the other day.

Don't ask: They're be going with eight guys tonight, again. Courtney Lee is a scratch for this trip, which is no surprise to the guys who saw him doubled over in agony yesterday.

New Jersey Nets head coach Lawrence Frank is probably feeling the heat with his team off to a franchise-worst 0-8 start.

The Magic face the New Jersey Nets tonight in their last game before the return of Rashard Lewis and possibly Ryan Anderson.

Prior to Cleveland's 102-93 win over Orlando, ESPN's Jeff Van Gundy said that the "rush to judgment is wrong" about the Cavaliers and that often you cannot tell exactly how good a team is going to be until the regular season hits the 20 game mark.

Nets guard Chris-Douglas Roberts returned to practice after missing time with the H1N1 virus.

Even if Vince Carter and all the points he brings returns to the lineup tonight, the big early-season issue for the Orlando Magic isn't offense.

The Orlando Magic are in Oklahoma City for a game tonight against Kevin Durant and the Thunder.

Morning Bell - 11.03.09 Written by Trey Kerby on Tuesday, November 3, 2009 THE NBA IS MAGIC Let's rock out about it.

A graduate of the University of Florida's School of Journalism in 1978, Diaz has worked at The Miami Herald and Cincinnati Post before joining The Orlando Sentinel sports department in 1989.

Courtney Lee has looked at Dwight Howard from both sides now. And no matter where the view comes from, Lee's assessment is that the guy is great.

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