Desmond Bane is admittedly adjusting to his new surroundings in Orlando:

The #Magic's bench is a bit of a mystery this season with several young players expected to step up. They struggled throughout the preseason opener. But there is still a lot of time to get it right:

Today on Locked On Magic: 🏃 Pace is the new offensive philosophy 🎽 How pace played out in Saturday's game 🐻 Desmond Bane's offensive effect

Today on Locked On Magic: ⭐️ Tyus Jones and Desmond Bane solid in their Magic debut 🗣️ Jones and Bane already established as leaders 📔 More notes from the preseason opener

The Magic played their first game of the season and looked like it. But slowly, the pieces came together in their opening win. A good start for the team:

Caleb Komalafe is excited for next week.

Northwestern led UCLA 17-0 last week. College football is weird.

The deterioration of the American armed forces began when they started throwing the football. #ImpeachHegseth

My parents, grandparents and synagogue leaders constantly asked me, my sisters, cousins and classmates what would we do in Germany in 1939. What you are doing now is the answer.

The Magic's rookies will have to fight for playing time, but they are already fitting right in:

The #Magic have a lot of players they expect to step up. None more than Anthony Black, a player everyone agrees could be great if he plays with confidence and aggression:

The Magic are back to work in camp. And they aren't forgetting the basics:

Today on Locked On Magic: 🛞Magic aim to turn the corner 🐻 Desmond Bane already fitting in ⚕️ Magic get encouraging injury updates

Reminder: Bad Bunny did not have any shows on the U.S. mainland during his latest tour because he was afraid ICE would target his concerts and kidnap concertgoers. This is a gift to his U.S. fans and a political statement against the current administration and its secret police. Excited for this.

Going to enjoy Alex Freeman in an Orlando City kit for as long as I can... because it won't be long. That kid has been amazing this season. 1-1, 90+6'

Penn State every time against a top 10 opponent

The world has fallen apart since the Big Ten West was dissolved. Just sayin'

UCF is giving up some holes in the run game but bend-don't-break defense is doing its job through two possessions. Gets the big stop on fourth down. UCF's offense hit a rut on the first drive. Both teams settling in. 0-0, 4:58 1st

Then stop mirroring Nazi policies and Nazi language. It's called empathy. But the man you just claimed as a martyr said that was a weakness. So...

NEW: I caught up with #Magic forward Tristan da Silva to discuss his time with Germany at EuroBasket, his relationship with Franz Wagner and more: “Truly amazing,” da Silva told the @orlandosentinel.com. “That’s really the only thing that fits it.” More: www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/09/24/o...

Today on Locked On Magic: ❔ Jalen Suggs uncertain for the start of camp 🔼 Suggs is an important floor raiser for the Magic 🧖‍♂️ Who steps up if Suggs misses time?

T.Ocellus is the MVP of Alien: Earth.

The Playoffs are always about how you respond to adversity. And every champion is going to face adversity during their title runs. But that is a bad loss for the Lynx. Losing a 20-point lead, offensive rebound to an OT-forcing three. Can't let those go. 88-83 PHX, 0:15.6 OT

Days before the 2019 opener, App State assistant Shawn Clark convinced the staff to hike "The Knob." They won, so they did every game week, including when he became head coach. I did it with them once. An incredibly nice guy. He loved App so much. RIP. www.nytimes.com/athletic/665...

Today on Locked On Magic: ⭐️ Paolo & Franz evolve as stars 5⃣ Paolo's efficiency leap 2⃣2⃣ Franz pushing to the front

College football is amazing because it has all these quirky stories like this and yet the sport is constantly trying to stop these quirky stories from happening again. Long live the $5 Bits of Broken Chair Trophy!

Hats in trouble

They are picking Lesnar/Cena on College GameDay. What a world. Bork does not return to lose.

Today on Locked On Magic: 👓 Wendell Carter has a lot to prove 💪 Is Goga Bitadze ready to step up? ☝️ What will Moe be like when he returns?

Today on Locked On Magic: 3⃣ Desmond Bane changes #Magic's 3-point geometry 💪 Jalen Suggs as a 3-and-D shooter 🎽 Tyus Jones in his perfect role

Today on Locked On Magic: ⬛️ Anthony Black in the spotlight 👍 Tristan da Silva is ready 🟩 What Jase Richardson brings to the #Magic

Franz Wagner sacrificed to help Germany win EuroBasket. That is the biggest sign he is ready to help the #Magic win:

Just got home from another excellent Halloween Horror Nights. My house power rankings: 1. Artista 2. Galkin 3. Terrifer 4. Dolls 5. Jason Universe 6. Wyatt Sicks 7. Grave of Flesh 8. Fallout 9. FNAF 10. Hatchet

Today on Locked On Magic: ☹️ How to beat the #Magic 😲 Concerns about size 📣 Spacing stretches the defense 🏃 Quickening the pace

Today on Locked On Magic: ⭐️ Franz comes through for Germany 🏀 Expectations for the #Magic 🇬🇪 Goga Bitadze keeps hunting consistency

A Florida court this week ruled that the state's open carry ban was unconstitutional. I don't understand gun culture. I don't want guns in my life. I don't understand how open carry isn't assault prima facie.

Utah was the first state to allow open carry on campus. A would-be assailant could walk right onto campus armed as they please and nobody could’ve done a thing about it.

Today on Locked On Magic: 💯 Locked On NBA Top 100! 🔞 Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner underrated?! 💁 Importance of a better role player

We don't spend enough time talking about how the Connecticut Sun left Veronica Burton -- who will make my All-WNBA second team ballot -- unprotected in the expansion draft. Nobody saw *this* coming, but I had her on my version of the Connecticut protected list.

Me watching Alien Earth Episode 5 every five minutes...

In a concurring opinion, Chief Justice John Roberts wrote: "Jingle bells, Congress smells, state courts laid an egg. Lower courts lost a wheel and the President got away!"

Today on Locked On Magic: 🏎️ Ku Khahil of Locked On Pistons joins the show! 🏀 Cade vs. Paolo in the Locked On NBA Top 100 🏀 What comes next for Magic and Pistons?

The ground is merely a function of gravity. We are technically always floating through the vast emptiness of space. We can never truly be down by contact.

Today on Locked On Magic: 🦸‍♂️ Dwight Howard gets his day at the Hall of Fame 🇩🇪 Germany outlasts Portugal 🇬🇪 Goga Bitadze, Georgia make history

Whose seat is hotter right now: Mike McDaniel or Billy Napier?

Northwestern has already won this weekend!

Today on Locked On Magic: 🛢️ Mock expansion draft, who would the #Magic protect? 👀 All eyes on Goga Bitadze 🇩🇪 EuroBasket knockout rounds begin

Thinking of all the news anchors and sports anchors at NBC affiliates who have to wait out the NFL's rain delay and won't go on until 12:30-1 a.m. We see you.

Today on Locked On Magic: 🏆 Paolo Banchero begins his MVP journey ❌ The pressure on Coach of the Year frontrunner Jamahl Mosley 🇬🇪 Goga is looking for real

Time to do some Halloween Horror Nights homework.