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John Denton: #Magic Pat Ewing on opening with Bobcats:"I know Michael (Jordan) is getting a lot of grief about hiring friends but I feel like I’m ready." Twitter

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Orlando Magic assistant Patrick Ewing will interview for the Charlotte Bobcats head-coaching job, league sources told Yahoo! Sports. The Bobcats are working to set up a meeting with Ewing once the Magic are finished in the Eastern Conference playoffs. Yahoo! Sports

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Ewing is a close friend of Charlotte owner Michael Jordan, and several sources believe the Hall of Fame center will turn out to be a serious candidate for the opening. Charlotte will make pitches to Golden State Warriors assistant Mike Malone and former Portland Trail Blazers coach Nate McMillan, but will likely hire its next coach from a pool of candidates like Ewing who have been less in demand for head-coaching jobs. Ewing has worked eight seasons as an NBA assistant, including the past five on Stan Van Gundy’s staff with the Magic. Detroit Pistons general manager Joe Dumars interviewed Ewing for his franchise’s head-coaching job last spring and was impressed with him. Yahoo! Sports

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As such, the phone of Magic assistant and Jordan's good friend Patrick Ewing shouldn't be ringing from the 704 area code anytime soon. But odds are that it will, especially because Jordan and Ewing talked about the job before Silas replaced Larry Brown in December 2010 and it was speculated then that Ewing would come on board as head coach eventually. A second Magic assistant, Steve Clifford, is another name to remember as someone who could receive an interview. And if Ewing did, in fact, wind up getting his first shot as a head coach, Clifford could even come with him as a package deal of sorts. SI.com

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Read a report over the weekend that asserted Howard wants to hire as well as fire. His top choices supposedly are Brian Shaw and Michael Malone, proving he’s at least up to speed on worthy candidates. This just in: Howard does not intend to grant Patrick Ewing an interview. Howard has little respect for the Magic assistant. Of course, you probably already deduced that, given he felt the need to work on his post moves last summer with Hakeem Olajuwon. New York Post

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Dikembe Mutombo, who works for the NBA as foreign ambassador, said he “prays’’ Patrick Ewing lands a head-coaching job this summer. Mutombo said he would be even happier if Ewing landed with the Washington, where he is revered as a former Georgetown superstar, than with the Knicks. “But I’m not the owner,’’ Mutombo said. Mutombo said he doesn’t understand why Ewing has received just one interview after being an assistant eight years. “I’ve been praying for him,’’ Mutombo said, “to get a chance to be head coach of one of the NBA teams. His work ethic was incredible. He took so many younger players under his belt, including myself. I always talk about being a student of Parick Ewing. Same with Alonzo Mourning. He told us what it takes to get to the next level.’’ New York Post

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In the event New York Knicks management decides against retaining interim head coach Mike Woodson in the summer, Patrick Ewing would be interested in returning home. The former Knicks great and current Orlando Magic assistant said before Wednesday night's game at Madison Square Garden that he's ready and eager to have a team to call his own. But he also believes Woodson is doing an "outstanding job" since taking over for Mike D'Antoni. "I'd be interested in any job, but this is home, naturally," Ewing told ESPNNewYork.com. "I still have my place here (in New Jersey), and I'd love to interview for any job, here or anywhere. "I played here. I know the ins and outs of New York, the media, the fans." ESPN.com

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Knicks legend Patrick Ewing is hoping this time owner James Dolan gives him a shout if he conducts a full-scale coaching search this offseason. The Big Fella said he’s “ready’’ to coach the Knicks — or anywhere. When the Knicks filled their head-coaching position four years ago with Mike D’Antoni, Ewing didn’t even get a phone call for an interview. Orlando coach Stan Van Gundy has ripped the Knicks for the slight. “Definitely, I hope so,’’ Ewing told The Post Wednesday night before the Knicks' 108-86 win over the Magic. “My goal is to be a head coach. I hope to get interviews everywhere where there’s a job open. I think [Mike Woodson] is a fine coach. He’s done an outstanding job in the eight games he’s taken over. But any opportunity I get, I’m ready.’’ New York Post

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"I think I've paid my dues," said Ewing, who was given a standing ovation when his image was shown on the Garden scoreboard during a second-quarter timeout. "I've been an assistant coach for eight, going on nine years, and I'd love to have an opportunity to get an interview. "I've put in the work. I've learned from a lot of very good coaches in Stan (Van Gundy), Jeff (Van Gundy), and Doug Collins, and I've played for a lot of great coaches. All I need is an opportunity, and once I get that opportunity, hopefully I'll be successful." ESPN.com

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Ewing back! That’s right. Although Patrick Ewing has been sitting on the NBA sidelines as a coach, rather than a player, for quite some time now, Ewing Athletics—the sneaker/athletic wear company that Ewing founded back in the late 1980s—is preparing to make some sort of comeback this summer. We know that because yesterday the Ewing Athletics Twitter page posted a picture of a bunch of plastic basketball keychains stamped with Ewing’s signature and his jersey number 33 and boldy proclaimed, “Ewing back!” But, what in the world are they bringing “back”? DrJays.com Live

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Magic assistant coach Patrick Ewing received a standing ovation at Madison Square Garden when he was introduced during a break in the first quarter of Monday's 102-93 Magic win over the Knicks. Ewing, of course, has been asked what advice he has given Howard, who can opt out of his deal after this season and has requested a trade. Ewing said he has advised Howard to remain with the Magic. "Everybody always thinks the grass is always greener," Ewing said. "But it's a great opportunity for him to stay in a place. I wish I had stayed and finished my career here in New York. But it's his decision." Orlando Sentinel

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If Patrick Ewing said it once, he said it a half dozen times yesterday. “If it’s up to me, he’s going nowhere,” Ewing said, referring to the best big man in the NBA, Dwight Howard. But it won’t be up to Ewing, an assistant coach for the Magic. But the Knicks legendary center has cautioned Howard about what playing in New York — in this case, Brooklyn — could be like compared with Orlando, where, though he is the daily center of attention, he isn’t the daily center of attention for seven newspapers, six radio stations, five TV crews and a partridge in a pear tree New York Post

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“You are under a constant microscope. Every day,” said Ewing, who entered as one of the most widely anticipated players in history after the Knicks won the first-ever NBA lottery in 1985. “I told him playing up there is a lot different from playing here. The amount of media scrutiny is a lot different, for example.” Despite what anyone advises, the ultimate decision will be Howard’s. If Howard, who leads the Magic against the Nets tonight, wants to play in Brooklyn with the Nets, he will. He might be a bit poorer — say upward of $25 million which would be the approximate difference from five free agent seasons with Orlando and four with anyone else — but if leaving is what he wants, he can make it happen. New York Post

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The venue for the game has not been finalized, but a number of former and current NBA players already have committed to participate. They include: Dwight Howard, Kevin Durant, Chris Paul, Carmelo Anthony, Ray Allen and Chris Bosh. Sources also said Baron Davis, Vince Carter, Alonzo Mourning. Jamal Crawford, Rudy Gay, Kevin Love, Russell Westbrook, Amare Stoudemire, Blake Griffin, Tyler Hansbrough, Derek Fisher, Antawn Jamison, Juwan Howard, Quentin Richardson, Dahntay Jones, Brandon Knight, Jerry Stackhouse, John Wall, Dikembe Mutombo, Patrick Ewing and Doc Rivers are expected to play. Veteran WNBA star and all-time leading scorer Tina Thompson and former USC great Cheryl Miller also is expected to participate. ESPN.com

Ray Allen, Vince Carter, Amare Stoudemire, Chris Paul, Rudy Gay, Doc Rivers, Kevin Durant, Chris Bosh, Blake Griffin, Carmelo Anthony, Tyler Hansbrough, Derek Fisher, John Wall, Dwight Howard, Alonzo Mourning, Patrick Ewing, Juwan Howard, Quentin Richardson, Antawn Jamison, Lockout, Kevin Love, Russell Westbrook, Jerry Stackhouse, Baron Davis, Jamal Crawford, Barack Obama, Dikembe Mutombo, Dahntay Jones, Brandon Knight 

Kemp, who could not be reached for this story, wasn't the only player to return out of shape. Vancouver's Bryant Reeves gained 40 pounds. Dennis Scott, Patrick Ewing and Oliver Miller all put on pounds. But it was Kemp who became the puffy face of the NBA lockout. "The franchise had a desire to have a superstar," retired Cavs broadcaster Joe Tait said of Kemp, who signed a renegotiated deal worth $100 million after joining the Cavs. "But if your star begins to look more like Jupiter than Mercury, then you have a problem." Cleveland Plain Dealer

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Patrick Ewing can't believe how much South Africa has changed in the 17 years since he last visited the country. On Friday afternoon, the Orlando Magic assistant coach sat in the back of a bus with Alonzo Mourning and Dikembe Mutombo as they traveled from the township of Orange Farm into Johannesburg. As Ewing glanced out a window, he described what he was seeing. "The last time we were here, apartheid had just ended," Ewing said by cell phone. "There's been so many new structures put up. The country's definitely grown. . . . Especially in the big cities, there's big buildings and the hustle-and-bustle of people. There's traffic, cars, markets and shops." Orlando Sentinel

Orlando Magic, Alonzo Mourning, Patrick Ewing, Dikembe Mutombo, Africa 

Jeff Hornacek, Patrick Ewing, Alonzo Mourning and Dikembe Mutombo once were fierce rivals on the basketball court. They recorded a combined 64 seasons in the NBA, totaling 66,514 points and earning 27 All-Star appearances, wearing a variety of uniforms but never playing on the same team. With their competitive days behind them, though, the talented foursome have united to become ambassadors for the game that helped make their names. Joined by ex- professional players Bo Outlaw and Dee Brown, the former NBA greats are scheduled to spend four days in Johannesburg, South Africa, participating in the league’s Basketball Without Borders program. Salt Lake Tribune

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Orlando Magic assistant coach Patrick Ewing didn’t get the Detroit Pistons’ head-coaching gig, but he hopes his interview with the Pistons will pave the way for other head-coaching opportunities down the line. Ewing had a phone interview and, later, a face-to-face interview with Pistons executive Joe Dumars and some representatives of the franchise’s new owner, Tom Gores. But the position ultimately went to former New Jersey Nets coach Lawrence Frank. “I thought it was a great interview,” Ewing said on a conference call Tuesday to promote an upcoming Basketball without Borders trip to South Africa. “They told me I did an outstanding job, but they just wanted to go in a different direction. They were looking for, I guess, a more experienced head coach. It was my first interview. I have one under the belt, and I’m looking forward to having many more and, hopefully, becoming a head coach very soon.” Orlando Sentinel

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Georgetown alumni Alonzo Mourning and Patrick Ewing called last week's brawl between their alma mater's basketball team and the Bayi Rockets during an exhibition game in China "unfortunate." "This was an opportunity for the university to get some global exposure, and this is not the image you want to portray," said Mourning, who joined Ewing on a conference call Tuesday to promote an upcoming Basketball without Borders trip to South Africa. "But I don't know all the facts and how everything went down. You just hate to see things like that. Just hopefully the thought of it can diminish sooner than later because that's not what the university is about." Orlando Sentinel

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