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JonLP24

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Thu Apr 5, 2012, 03:37 PM Apr 2012

Orlando Magic's Stan Van Gundy -- Dwight Howard wants me fired

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Stan Van Gundy said he knows his franchise player, Dwight Howard, has asked that he be fired as coach of the Orlando Magic, and get this: Van Gundy claimed his sources are better than any reporter's.

"I was told it was true by people in our management," Van Gundy said Thursday in the hours before the Magic hosted the New York Knicks. "So right from the top."

In what had to be one of the most bizarre game-day scenes in NBA history, Van Gundy confirmed a WKMG-TV report that Howard is pushing for his ouster, and did so right before the center walked through a circle of news media members and embraced his coach.

"They haven't told me anything," Van Gundy said of Orlando management, "and they don't need to. I'm the coach right now, and I'm the coach until they decide I'm not the coach. It's 12:02 right now. If they want to fire me at 12:05, I'll go home and find something to do. I'll have a good day."

http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/7778991/orlando-magic-stan-van-gundy-dwight-howard-wants-fired

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Orlando Magic's Stan Van Gundy -- Dwight Howard wants me fired (Original Post) JonLP24 Apr 2012 OP
Van Gundy is a whiner, but if he's right, he's toast... joeybee12 Apr 2012 #1
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