LATE Magic Wands: June 5, 2009

-Ian Thomsen of Sports Illustrated discusses the art of flopping.

-Former Magic center Ben Wallace may retire after Cleveland ousting from the postseason.

-Dennis Rodman now on Twitter.

-The Puns are Starting to Bore Me update the latest LeBron James and Kobe Bryant puppet commercials in light of Saturday's Game Six win.

-The WNBA's Phoenix Mercury will have an advertisement prominently displayed on their jerseys this year. Could it open the door for the NBA to have ads emblazoned on their jerseys?

-Going to the Finals will pay big dividends for the Magic.

-As long as the fans want him, Dwight Howard wants to be in Orlando. This article provides an interesting look into the motivations of a star player as he weighs whether to leave the city that drafted them or stay.

-It's OK Gators fans, Tim Tebow paid for his very expensive courtside seat to Game Six against Cleveland last Saturday.

-Former Magic coach Brian Hill compares Dwight Howard to Shaquille O'Neal. Let the fun ensue.

-Maybe now Dwight Howard is out of LeBron James' shadow.

-This trip to the Finals is clearly for the fans.

-There is an economic windfall from Orlando's advancing to the Finals. Translation: more money for Orlando businesses thanks to the city pride in its team.

-ESPN broadcaster Jeff Van Gundy talks to the South Florida Sun-Sentinel's Ira Winderman about the upcoming NBA Finals.

-Funny movie posters for the NBA Finals!

-Sweet wallpaper from The Orlando Sentinel for the NBA Finals.

-Kobe & LeBron: you will take this VitaminWater commercial and you will like it!

-Be sure to join the Twitter game against the Lakers. Put the hash tag (those happy "#" that underline the following word) before BeatLA on all Tweets tonight and for the rest of the series. Or copy and paste this: #BeatLA. Go Magic!

-NBATV is expanding its reach and Bethlehem Shoals of the Baseline blog hopes they find a way to take advantage of it.

-John Paulsen of The Scores Report says Otis Smith is the real Executive of the Year and defends his move to trade a much-improved Trevor Ariza last year.

-Lakers fans apparently REALLY hate LeBron James.