Hard to believe it’s been more than a week since brooms were being raised by locals – many of whom don’t watch hoops to begin with – in between high-fives at sports bars throughout town following the Orlando Magic’s Game 4 win over Charlotte last Monday.

While the Orlando Magic are poised for a deep run through the NBA postseason beginning next weekend, the days are numbered for Amway Arena. The franchises only home will be boarded up once the team moves into the luxurious Amway Center.

Local pro sports teams are hosting a variety of events throughout the area over the next two months as the Predators hold tryouts, the Titans put on a lacrosse clinic, and the Magic keep kids busy over spring break with basketball camps.

Thanks to the Orlando Magic, even the most hardened competitors on the basketball court might have grown a bit misty-eyed watching the joyous smiles of kids getting presents and bicycles on what might have otherwise been a lean holiday season.

Before the NBA preseason got underway this month members of the Orlando Magic participated in the 18th annual Championship for Charity Golf Tournament at Reunion Resort where more than $250,000 was raised for the Orlando Magic Youth Fund (OMYF).

The process was a strenuous one, but now 20 dancers are poised to represent the Orlando Magic during the 2009-10 season after learning they made the cut inside The Groove at Universal City Walk. There were 145 dancers in all that made their way through the process before 12 veterans and eight rookies were eventually chosen.