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Magic fire head coach Jamahl Mosley after team blows 3-1 lead in playoff matchup
The Orlando Magic fired head coach Jamahl Mosley on Monday after the team blew a 3-1 series lead to the Detroit Pistons and were eliminated from the playoffs.Mosley took over as the Magic’s head coach before the start of the 2021-22 season after spending 14 seasons as an assistant with the Denver Nuggets, Cleveland Cavaliers and Dallas Mavericks. He was 189-221 with Orlando, making three playoff appearances but failing to get out of the first round.ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! Orlando Magic head coach Jamahl Mosley directs his team against the Detroit Pistons during the first half of Game 6 in the first-round NBA playoffs in Orlando, Fla., on May 1, 2026. (John Raoux/AP)He finished second in NBA Coach of the Year voting in 2024 as the Magic were 47-35 following a 34-win season in 2022-23."We’re grateful to Jamahl for all he’s done for the Orlando Magic," Magic president of basketball operations Jeff Weltman said. "We appreciate his leadership and the positive contributions he made as head coach. While this was a difficult decision, we feel it’s time for a new voice and fresh perspective. We wish Jamahl and his
Magic fire coach Jamahl Mosley after NBA playoffs collapse vs Pistons
Updated May 4, 2026, 12:48 p.m. ETThe Orlando Magic fired coach Jamahl Mosley one day after the team was eliminated from the 2026 NBA playoffs in a Game 7 against the Detroit Pistons.The eighth-seeded Magic had a 3-1 series lead over the Pistons, who are the Eastern Conference's No. 1 seed, before losing three games in a row."We're grateful to Jamahl for all he's done for the Orlando Magic," said team president Jeff Weltman in a statement. "We appreciate his leadership and the positive contributions he made as head coach. While this was a difficult decision, we feel it's time for a new voice and fresh perspective. We wish Jamahl and his family nothing but the best."Mosley had been the Magic's coach for five seasons and led the franchise to the playoffs the past three years. But Orlando made a big move during the 2025 offseason acquiring Desmond Bane from the Memphis Grizzlies in exchange for a package built around four first-round draft picks. Expectations were that the Magic would be contenders in the East this year with former No. 1 overall pick Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner still in the fold.The Magic, however, endured a stilted campaign in which
Magic fire coach Jamahl Mosley after 5 seasons | AP News
Jamahl Mosley was fired as coach of the Orlando Magic on Monday, paying the widely expected price after the team blew a 3-1 series lead and got eliminated by the Detroit Pistons in Round 1 of the Eastern Conference playoffs.It was Orlando’s third consecutive first-round playoff exit, and easily the most disappointing. Not only did the eighth-seeded Magic lose all three chances to upset the top-seeded Pistons, but one of those games saw Orlando have a 24-point second-half lead at home and still lose. Orlando missed 23 consecutive shots in that Game 6 loss on Friday, getting booed by fans when it was over.That loss probably was the one that sealed Mosley’s fate, even though the loss in Game 7 at Detroit on Sunday was the one that ended the season.“We’re grateful to Jamahl for all he’s done for the Orlando Magic,” Magic president of basketball operations Jeff Weltman said. “We appreciate his leadership and the positive contributions he made as head coach. While this was a difficult decision, we feel it’s time for a new voice and fresh perspective. We wish Jamahl and his family nothing but the best.” Mosley is the third-winningest coach in Magic history, his 189
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