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While some players look to forget about basketball with lavish vacations and excursions around the world, Davis said he plans to stay in Orlando all summer and work on his game. He said he’ll be a regular at the Magic’s practice facility at the Amway Center in an effort to improve his conditioning and skills. ``I ain’t going nowhere. I’m not taking any visits and (everybody) is going to see me around here all summer,’’ Davis said. ``I’m going to be here in this nice gym, we’ve got a kitchen and a nice cook. We’ve got a pool and a cold tub here. We’ve got six goals and great air conditioning and a machine so that I can get a lot of shots up. At the end of the day, you have to put your time in if you want to be successful.’’ NBA.com

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Davis said whether he starts or comes off the bench absolutely matters to him, and he’s hoping to put himself in a position to be a front-line player for the Magic next season. ``Yeah, it does (matter). One of the reasons I went into my funk was because I felt like I should have been a starter,’’ Davis admitted. ``When I finally got over that I started playing better. I prayed and God delivered to me the opportunity and in return I showed the world what I could do. ``Yeah, I want to start (next season). But at the end of the day, I can’t leave it to chance,’’ he continued. ``I have to be the best player that I can be so that when it comes down to picking the starters there is no question. I don’t want there to be any questions in anybody’s mind that I shouldn’t be starting. That’s just my approach to the whole summer.’’ NBA.com

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Glen Davis was the Magic's best player in the postseason, averaging 19.0 points and 9.2 rebounds per playoff game as the team's starting center. And now Davis hopes to carry that momentum into 2012-13 as a starter, not as a bench player. "God delivered for me the opportunity to play big minutes, and I showed the world what I could do," Davis said. "Yeah, I want to start. Yeah. But at the end of the day, I can't leave it for no chance, meaning that I've got to be the best player that I can be. So when it is time to come down to pick the starters there won't be no question." Orlando Sentinel

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Davis said he'll spend the offseason training at Amway Center with the team's strength-and-conditioning coaches. "I want to be able to play 40 minutes without getting tired," Davis said. "That's what I realize." Orlando Sentinel

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With 22.2 seconds left in the extra period, Glen Davis posted-up George Hill and made a layup that tied the score 99-99 as Davis fell to the ground. Magic coach Stan Van Gundy wanted a foul call on Hill, but a whistle never came. "I thought Glen had the three-point play on that dish to the rim," Van Gundy said. "I thought he got fouled, but they saw it differently. And that would've changed the game. If he goes up and makes a free throw, they may still score, but they can't hold for one shot." Orlando Sentinel

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David Baumann: A Magic assistant coach told me Glen Davis recently weighed in at 317, 27 pounds heavier than his listed weight of 290. #anklepressure Twitter

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The maturity issues that dogged the 26-year-old with the Celtics followed him south and he’s found himself in hot water for a number of on- and off-court antics with Orlando. The low point was a two-game suspension after an argument with coach Stan Van Gundy in February. He had hoped to prove his critics wrong this season, but instead has done the opposite. “I think that was the most disappointing part, that I couldn’t really get over that,” Davis said last night before scoring a Magic-high 27 points and pulling down seven rebounds in a 102-98 loss to his former team at the Garden. “I know that I can play. Playing 22 minutes a game in spurts, that’s not really doing a lot. But it is what it is, so you have to do what you have to do to play.” Boston Herald

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For what seems like the first time in a long time, the Orlando Magic have received some good news on the injury front. An MRI today showed that Glen Davis suffered no structural damage when he hurt his right knee Sunday night, team spokesman Joel Glass said. Davis mildly hyperextended the knee. His availability for tonight’s game against the Philadelphia 76ers is being called a gametime decision, but it's difficult to envision him playing this evening. Orlando Sentinel

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Orlando center Glen Davis left the Magic's game against Cleveland in the first quarter with a sprained right knee and did not return. Davis, averaging 8.9 points and 5.4 rebounds, has started the last four games in place of Magic star Dwight Howard, who is out indefinitely with a herniated disk in his back. Davis was injured Sunday when he went up for a shot and came down awkwardly on the leg. He crumpled to the floor and was down for a couple of minutes. ESPN.com

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David Baumann: Just talked to @Glen Davis and he clarified that it was a longboard that he was cruising the downtown streets on, not a skateboard. #ha! Twitter

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Could the Orlando Magic have been hurting from the night before during their 108-86 beating by the Knicks on Wednesday? The previous night, sources spotted the Magic’s Glen “Big Baby” Davis and Jason Richardson partying until the early hours. They started out dining in the private wine room of Philippe New York. Then the pair joined Dwight Howard — who got a shout-out from the DJ on the loudspeaker, spies said — Chris Duhon and Quentin Richardson at Greenhouse during R&B singer Dawn Richard’s EP release party. The players were seen ordering bottles of Champagne and raged in the club until around 3 a.m. New York Post

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Jessica Camerato: Glen Davis fined $35,000 for making an obscene gesture, #NBA announced. Occurred in 2Q of #Magic win over #Raptors on March 26. Twitter

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Brian Schmitz: Magic PF Glen Davis says team needs to have a "Jedi force" to carry it rest of season. Nice to know Star Wars hasn't jumped the shark. Twitter

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This is something we hear way too much out of the Magic – they’re not giving a good enough effort and they’re not “on the same page.” According to Magic forward, Glen “Big Baby” Davis, all teams with championship aspirations have to completely buy in to the same concept. “I have a ring and before I leave this game, I can say I’ve won,” Davis told reporters. “If we want to win, we all have to buy in.” ESPN.com

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Alex Kennedy: By Glen Davis' request, the Orlando Magic now play "Baby" by Justin Bieber every time he scores. Twitter

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Like most athletes he has a bit of mean streak to him. But for the most part Glen is a good guy. Which makes the fact that Magic fans have taken to booing him at home games a little surprising, and for Davis who does not have a very thick skin, it’s been downright hurtful. “It’s real different to be booed,” said Davis. “I come from a town where they love their players. It doesn’t change my approach to the game but it doesn’t make me feel good at all.” “My home team is booing me?” said a surprised and dejected Davis. HoopsWorld

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Teammates joke and call him Hurricane Baby because of the hot and cold temperament he displays, but the one thing that is a constant in Baby’s demeanor is his infectious smile and sense of humor. Davis says he has decided to stop taking things so seriously, singing Justin Beiber’s Baby at the top of his lungs after last’s night win, trying to get a laugh out of teammate Dwight Howard. “I have to have fun,” said a smiling Davis. “I can’t play any other way. I’ve realized that if I don’t have fun I can’t play any other way. I want to have fun. I want to go out there and play basketball the right way. “ HoopsWorld

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The Celtics are hoping that Brandon Bass exercises the player option on his contract at $4 million, which would be a bargain for his production. Or the Celtics could agree to an extension for Bass, who appears to have found a home in Boston. The contract that may affect matters is Glen Davis’s four-year, $26 million deal with the Magic. Davis has underperformed that contract, and Bass may hold out for something more. Boston Globe

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Glen "Big Baby" Davis returned to the team after missing a game to attend his father's funeral in Louisiana. "I'm at rock bottom," Davis said. "My grandmother's death, my father's death. I use basketball as a coping mechanism so I just tried to focus on playing…I just got to be mentally strong right now. I have to leave that stuff out there." Orlando Sentinel

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Davis said this season has been a struggle. "I'm at the bottom of my game and I'm really struggling tremendously," he said. "I know what I can do and I have the potential. It can only go up from here." Davis' father, John Greer, died last Sunday and was interred in Baton Rouge, La. He lost his grandmother, who practically raised him, earlier this season. Davis missed Friday night's game against the Milwaukee Bucks at Amway Center. Orlando Sentinel

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