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Dwight Howard will not play tonight, and Ryan Anderson and Quentin Richardson are expected back tonight. Click here for a full Magic injury report. Orlando Sentinel

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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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They have a nickname for Ryan Anderson in the Orlando locker room. "We call him Baby Brinks Truck," Magic teammate Quentin Richardson said. FOXSports Florida

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Sam Gardner: Sounds like Quentin Richardson just screamed at Glen Davis to "get the f**k out the way" while he grabbed that rebound. #YayForChemistry Twitter

Orlando Magic, Quentin Richardson, Glen Davis 

Quentin Richardson said he's lost a few pounds to take the stress off his back and knees. Richardson underwent his second back surgery to repair a disc this summer. "I'm at 216 (pounds), 217….I worked to stay under 220," he said. "Just keeping it down because I had my second surgery." Orlando Sentinel

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James had glared at the Orlando bench after hitting a shot. Q-Rich slowed enough that James made contact, and then the 260-pound LeBron rammed his shoulder into Q as they walked down the court, and Q angrily responded. It really should have been a double-technical foul, but refs caught Q retaliating and T’d him up. “I don’t care if you’re The King or whatever,” Richardson laughed. “You put your pants on just like I do. “He still got 27 points, but you have to let him know that he has to fight for them. That it ain’t gonna be a walk in the park.” Orlando Sentinel

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Joseph Goodman: Quentin Richardson says Dwight Howard will treat Magic games professionally "until trade actually happens." Twitter

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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

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But will Howard and his current and former teammates be playing a regular-season game soon? "I am hoping that we get back out there sooner than later," said Magic forward Quentin Richardson. "But as far as whether we should take the deal or not, I'm still going back and forth and educating myself completely about everything before I can make a decision about that." Orlando Sentinel

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Samples said the D12 Foundation also has received commitments from Gilbert Arenas, Trevor Ariza, Carlos Arroyo, Matt Barnes, Brandon Bass, Earl Clark, Drew Gooden, Rashard Lewis, Mike Miller, Jameer Nelson, Jason Richardson and DeShawn Stevenson. Those commitments are in addition to Ryan Anderson, Chris Duhon, Quentin Richardson and Daniel Orton, who have told the Orlando Sentinel directly or through their agents that they expect to play. Orlando Sentinel

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Josh Robbins: Quentin Richardson, aka @Quentin Richardson, says he'll play in Dwight Howard's exhibition game on Nov. 13th. #Magic Twitter

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“The back has been good,” Richardson said. “I haven’t had any setbacks. I’ve been doing everything, the rehab the whole summer. Like I said, I’ve been working out with the guys, for the most part, with no setbacks. So everything’s been good.” Since July 1, when the NBA lockout went into effect, the Magic athletic-training staff has been prohibited from having any contract with their players, even Richardson and shooting guard J.J. Redick, who also had offseason surgery. That meant Richardson and Redick had to take full responsibility for their recoveries. Redick also has said he’s doing well after his late-May surgery to repair two muscle tears in his lower abdomen. Orlando Sentinel

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Orlando Magic players Jameer Nelson, Quentin Richardson and Brandon Bass did something constructive Wednesday to help people who need assistance making ends meet. The trio and former Magic player Keyon Dooling spent part of the afternoon at Northwest Community Center in Orlando donating food and personal-care items to children and their families. The event was sponsored by the Pete and Jameer Nelson Foundation and The Gametyme Foundation. Richardson’s B.F.A.M. Foundation and Bass also contributed. Orlando Sentinel

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Orlando Magic wing Quentin Richardson is close to returning to the practice court as he recovers from surgery in June to repair a disk in his lower back. Richardson has been doing his physical therapy work at RDV Sportsplex and at home since the NBA lockout went into effect on July 1. Orlando Sentinel

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"It's inconvenient because especially after having surgery you need access to your trainers and all the amenities of your arena and practice facilities to get you back at full strength with whatever your injury may be," he said when asked how the lockout has affected his rehab. "But we all are making adjustments and figuring it out during this lockout. "Not being able to work with our training and strength staff has not slowed my rehab, though. Our staff did a great job getting me situated with my physical therapist before the lockout began. So I got all those things set up for me while we were still able to be in contact with them." Orlando Sentinel

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Quentin Richardson has been a Jumpman representative since his "Knucklehead" days with Darius Miles as a Los Angeles Clipper back in the early 2000s, Eleven years later, "Q" is still a proud endorser of the Jordan Brand as a member of the Orlando Magic, the fifth team he's played for in his career. Not only does he still proudly endorse the brand, but he's as enthusiastic about sneakers as he's ever been. To show that the good people over at Jordan are still taking care of him, Q-Rich recently took to his Twitter account and showed us some of his Jordan collection. Essentially, he has just about every Jordan Brand shoe released over the last two or three years stuffed in his walk-in closet. The rest of his older goodies are packed away from his various moves or have been given away to friends and family, but check out a ton of photos below to see some of the shoes (and slippers!) he's still holding on to. Sole Collector

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Orlando Magic small forward Quentin Richardson is recuperating from a recent surgery to repair a disc in his lower back, the Orlando Sentinel has learned. Richardson underwent the surgery a week ago, and his recovery time is estimated at a total of six to eight weeks, a team official said. "I'm feeling good and on track with my recovery," Richardson said in a text message. Orlando Sentinel

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Richardson also believes the Magic's roster boasts a high skill level and basketball IQ which in turn helps the team pull out victories even though the level of play is sometimes subpar. "I mean if you look around this room we have a lot of talent here," Richardson said to HOOPSWORLD. "That says a lot knowing we've been up and down with our play but we've still been able to win some games even though we've looked pretty at times. That lets you know the level of talent we have in this room." HoopsWorld

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As Hawks head coach Drew stated, you can't just 'flip the switch' in the postseason and expect different results. The veteran Richardson is talking the same tune. "Yeah I think we definitely need to go into the playoffs playing well," Richardson said. "I think that's the most important part of this last little stretch; going into the postseason playing well." HoopsWorld

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NBA disciplinary officials have suspended Orlando Magic reserve small forward Quentin Richardson for two games without pay for shoving Gerald Henderson in the face during the fourth quarter of Wednesday night's overtime win over the Toronto Raptors. Richardson will miss Sunday afternoon's home game against the Chicago Bulls and Monday night's road game against the Philadelphia 76ers. Richardson's suspension comes at an inopportune time for the Magic even though the team already has clinched the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference. Orlando Sentinel

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