A few things I missed as I tried to finish all my assignments yesterday:
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The Orlando Magic re-signed small forward Jeremy Richardson a few days after waiving him. They originally waived him to prevent his contract from becoming fully guaranteed.
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Magic center Dwight Howard leads all players in votes for the All-Star game, with 775,933. Hedo Turkoglu is 9th among Eastern Conference forwards, and Jameer Nelson is 7th among Eastern Conference guards. No sign of Rashard Lewis, the only other Magic player on the ballot.
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Unrelated to the Magic, but still worth reading: the case that Zydrunas Ilgauskas should back-up Howard in the East.
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If you've been trying to reach me lately, and I haven't responded, don't worry. Hectic week. So hectic that I haven't had the chance to watch this video of Howard in the Magic's locker room after their victory over the Clippers on Monday night, his 23rd birthday. I'll be back in the swing soon.