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The agent for Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard confirmed NBA commissioner David Stern's accusation that Howard's representatives were the sources that provided details of Wednesday's private meeting in Los Angeles with Magic officials.

Dwight Howard reiterated to Orlando Magic general manager Rob Hennigan on Wednesday during a meeting in Los Angeles that he still wants to be traded and will leave as a free agent after next season.

The agent for Los Angeles Lakers center Andrew Bynum says it would be "foolish" for any team to trade for Bynum without first speaking to Bynum directly to gauge his interest in signing a long-term extension with them.

The Los Angeles Lakers are making a renewed push to acquire All-Star center Dwight Howard and are continuing talks with Orlando Magic officials, Yahoo! Sports reported.

With Dwight Howard's eventual destination still anybody's guess, the Los Angeles Lakers are turning their attention to adding a backup big man or two.

The Houston Rockets have joined the Los Angeles Lakers and the Brooklyn Nets as the most serious potential trade partners with the Orlando Magic on a Dwight Howard deal, according to sources close to the process.

Shortly after the 9 p.m. PT start to the free agent frenzy, Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak called a representative of Ramon Sessions to formally express the team's interest in opening contract negotiations, according to Sessions' agent.

Orlando Magic owner Daniel DeVos says he wants disgruntled center Dwight Howard to stay in Orlando.

Dallas Mavericks free agent Tyson Chandler will meet face-to-face this week with officials from the Golden State Warriors, Houston Rockets and New Jersey Nets, according to sources close to the situation.

These are the kinds of negotiations NBA fans have been waiting for.

Tim Griffin of the San Antonio Express-News: "Spurs owner Peter Holt has been walking a tightrope as the primary NBA owner in the labor negotiations because of his role as the chairman of the league's labor relations committee. That role has led many...

Randy Youngman of The Orange County Register: "NBA Sacramento Kings co-owner Joe Maloof, in his first public comments related to ongoing negotiations to move the Kings to Anaheim, reacted angrily Monday night after learning a Sacramento city official...

Although the NFL CBA was set to expire at 11:59 p.m. Thursday, the two sides finally agreed on something -- to extend the negotiations. In the NBA, Orlando conjured up some late game Magic to beat the Heat at home. Here's what else you missed last night.

He's a Hall of Famer. But he's also old and obstructive, and he's burned a lot of his NBA bridges. Shaq's free agency isn't as appealing as his ego makes him think it is.

ORLANDO, Fla. -- A person familiar with the negotiations says the Orlando Magic have agreed to a deal with free agent Quentin Richardson. Read the entire story....

The Magic have extended the contracts of general manager Otis Smith and coach Stan Van Gundy.