Courtney Lee, the rookie sensation for the Orlando Magic, could miss the rest of the playoffs. Lee suffered a fractured sinus after taking an elbow to the face from superstar teammate Dwight Howard during Game 5 of the team’s first round series versus the Philadelphia 76ers. In the contest, Lee was only able to play six minutes before leaving the game.
While there’s a chance he could return in the playoffs, those chances don’t seem very likely. He has to undergo surgery to repair the fractured sinus.
During the regular season, Lee played in 77 games and started 41 of those …read more

Dwight Howard’s first playoff games of the 2009 NBA postseason was filled with injury and insult. First he got hit in the eye by Samuel Dalembert of the Philadelphia 76ers, then he watched Andre Iguodala hit a game-winner that sent Howard and the Orlando Magic to a 100-98 loss.
Howard had to leave the game for a little while after getting his eye scratched. Although he said after the game that his eye was pulsating and that he wasn’t seeing clearly, Howard insisted that he won’t miss Game 2 in Orlando. Just to make sure Howard is healthy, he will meet …read more

Pat Garrity announced that he has retired from the Orlando Magic. If you want one last glimpse of Garrity on a basketball court, check out the video at the end of this entry that has Garrity dunking on Samuel Dalembert of the Philadelphia 76ers.
Garrity was never a great fantasy player, however he’d sometimes be useful as a spot three-point shooter. Although, his retirement likely won’t impact many fantasy basketball teams around the world.
Here is the Pat Garrity video of his dunk: