Posted by Sabrina B. @gametimegirl

So the story goes, Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard had a private conversation with a person or multiple people within the Magic management about wanting head coach Stan Van Gundy to be fired.  

During today’s shoot around, Van Gundy addressed the issue saying that he was told by someone in management told that Howard indeed wanted him fired.

Then what happened next is what one of the most awkward exchanges you’ll see during an interview.  Howard walked over to Van Gundy and put his arm around him.  He played dumb asked if Dave “Ping” (Pingalore) was in attendance.  Pingalore, according to the Orlando Sentinel, reported on Tuesday that Howard told Magic management that he wanted Van Gundy out before signing a contract extension.

Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith and Shaquille O’Neal weighed in on the situation.  Smith and Shaq (but did have an opinion on SVG) were pretty non-committal as to who’s to blame, but Barkley wasn’t about to pull punches.  

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