UPDATE: NBA Postpones Tonight's Orlando Magic / New York Knicks Game
by Evan Dunlap on Nov 2, 2010 2:59 PM EDT
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PrintUPDATE (this paragraph only): The Orlando Magic's game against the New York Knicks tonight will be rescheduled. Howard Beck of the New York Times reports:
Knicks now confirming: Game canceled due to issues with floor. Asbestos fell from ceiling during cleaning. Game will be rescheduled.
Two weeks ago, the NBA cancelled the Orlando Magic's final preseason game, a contest against the Miami Heat, due to an untenably slippery floor. The same situation might play out tonight in New York, where the Magic are set to take on the Knicks at Madison Square Garden. According to Sam Gardner of Fox Sports Florida, Garden officials have yet to put the basketball floor down following last night's hockey game between the New York Rangers and Chicago Blackhawks.
A Knicks PR official told Dan Savage of OrlandoMagic.com that play will proceed as planned, but Knicks beat writer Alan Hahn said just moments later that the contest is "in jeopardy."
I'm inclined to believe the Magic and Knicks will indeed play tonight, but as the preseason fiasco in Tampa proved, nothing's impossible, I suppose. The teams would have to make up the game at a later date, which would be rather ridiculous. Last season, a D.C. snowstorm prevented the Washington Wizards and Atlanta Hawks from playing as scheduled on February 6th, with the league ultimately rescheduling the game for March 11th, resulting in a rare back-to-back-to-back set for Washington.
Tipoff tonight is set for 7:30. Regardless of whether or not the Magic play tonight, they have to return to Orlando for their game tomorrow against the Minnesota Timberwolves.
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I don't see how this applies to anything...
The game in Tampa wasn’t canceled because of the hockey game the night before. It was canceled because the crew used the wrong cleaning agent on the floor.
by The BBQ Chicken Madness on Nov 2, 2010 6:14 PM EDT up reply actions
I dunno
I think hating on hockey is a perfectly healthy activity for anyone to participate in :D
I'm a girl.
by TheGiantSquid on Nov 2, 2010 6:53 PM EDT up reply actions
I hate Asbestos. AND Hockey.
I also hate that the Magic flew all the way up there, only to return without even playing a game. AND now we have to wait til tomorrow to see our Magic and get that bad loss out of our heads.
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Uh, maybe you should get your facts straight.
The game in Tampa wasn’t canceled because of the hockey game the night before. It was canceled because the crew used the wrong cleaning agent on the floor.
by The BBQ Chicken Madness on Nov 2, 2010 6:13 PM EDT up reply actions
MSG is a CRAPHOLE.
New York should bulldoze it and instead of spending money on Carmelo they should buy a new arena
by UCF Knight and Red Sox on Nov 2, 2010 3:08 PM EDT reply actions
MSG is definitely outdated
I’ve been there for a game and yes it is a dump. But I’ve never been to another arena with an atmosphere so electric. Even for a game between the Nets and Knicks, with no playoff implications, in which the Knicks shot 0-18 from the 3 point line it was still an incredible experience.
-SEMINOLES-;;-►
ORL★NDO M★GIC
by Blood, Sugar, Sex, ORLANDO Magic on Nov 2, 2010 3:15 PM EDT up reply actions
WTF?!?!?! I bought tix to this last week. I run soooo bad at life
by LoL@MyLackOfSportsKnowledge on Nov 2, 2010 3:13 PM EDT reply actions
i bought tix last month!
so upset right now. my night has gone down the toilet
Abracadabra homes
by nowuseemenowudont on Nov 2, 2010 3:24 PM EDT up reply actions
i was going to buy tickets but had to work. hope i get to see the rescheduled game. and, it’s not that long of a wait. they play in jersey 2 saturdays from now…and the tickets are soooooooo cheap!!!
by thejugs on Nov 2, 2010 3:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Dam! Now I'm stuck with DWTS and election results.
Oops, quickly changes R back to L
"Teams are making adjustments to us, it’s not the other way around," Smith said. "Right after (the Heat) signed LeBron and Bosh, they went out and signed eight centers. So I’m not overly concerned."
I'll tell ya about the Magic It'll free your soul but it's like trying to tell a stranger 'bout rock n roll
by NC Magic Fan on Nov 2, 2010 3:17 PM EDT reply actions
Clever.
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ORL★NDO M★GIC
by Blood, Sugar, Sex, ORLANDO Magic on Nov 2, 2010 3:20 PM EDT up reply actions
I JUST WANT TO SEE THE MAGIC PLAY.
le sigh.
``There’s no need to quit. There’s no need to say that we’re going down fighting because we’re not going down. You just have to think positive and if you think negative you are going to lose. Like I told the guys in the locker room, `If anybody has any doubt, we’re not going to win. But if everybody’s on the same page and believes we’re going to win, then we’re going to win it.’’’ -Dwight Howard
by BleedingBlueSince89 on Nov 2, 2010 3:32 PM EDT reply actions
World's most famous arena
Damn. I’m starting to get what Marcin Gortat was saying…
Anyway, an interesting story: we had a problem here in Romania with drops of water coming from the ceiling of a 1st division basketball “arena”. They solved that by putting towels on the floor, and the players needed to play around the towels. So the towels were some kinds of “hot spots” or “invisible player screens” if you will.
Can you imagine that? Talk about adjusting…
Slowest. Starting. Season. Ever.
Some teams are playing their fifth game tonight. The Magic are still waiting to play their third.
At this rate the Magic will need another preseason as they’ve played just 2 games since their last preseason game on October 20th – and those 2 were back-to-back. Sheesh.
Hmmm
Good thing I checked here before getting too caught up in planning my night’s basketball watching.
Wish this incident would have happened before the hockey game last night
…then the Blackhawks would have been spared being beaten by the Rangers.
"Bear Down, Chicago Bears"...
Chicago Blackhawks... 2010 NHL Stanley Cup Champions
Orlando Magic... 2009 NBA Eastern Conference Champions
by Mike from Illinois on Nov 2, 2010 7:07 PM EDT reply actions
I think tonight is the final night of the free preview of NBA League Pass on cable
I was going to watch the Magic/Knicks on it. Oh well…
"Bear Down, Chicago Bears"...
Chicago Blackhawks... 2010 NHL Stanley Cup Champions
Orlando Magic... 2009 NBA Eastern Conference Champions
by Mike from Illinois on Nov 2, 2010 7:29 PM EDT reply actions
I buyed NBA LP
Was ~ 1/5 of my monthly salary.
They suck you in
As a Magic fan that moved to California I bought the 2nd half of the League Pass 3 years ago at the discounted rate. When they auto-renewed me the next season I didn’t have the heart to cancel it as I liked it too much. Now it’s just the thing I have to do or the world is not right.
Yeah, same here
I moved to Seattle from Orlando about 7 years ago, and even though I don’t miss Orlando at all, I have to get LP to watch the Magic because it feels like a piece of home I can’t get anywhere else.
Proudly mocking the Disciples of Panic (some Magic fans) since October 29, 2010.
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