{"id":257876,"date":"2026-05-04T16:14:22","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T16:14:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/257876\/"},"modified":"2026-05-04T16:14:22","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T16:14:22","slug":"magic-fire-head-coach-jamahl-mosley-after-team-blows-3-1-lead-in-playoff-matchup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/257876\/","title":{"rendered":"Magic fire head coach Jamahl Mosley after team blows 3-1 lead in playoff matchup"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Orlando Magic<\/a> fired head coach Jamahl Mosley on Monday after the team blew a 3-1 series lead to the Detroit Pistons and was eliminated from the playoffs.<\/p>\n

Mosley took over as the Magic\u2019s head coach before the start of the 2021-22 season after spending 14 seasons as an assistant with the Denver Nuggets<\/a>, Cleveland Cavaliers and Dallas Mavericks. He was 189-221 with Orlando, making three playoff appearances but failing to get out of the first round.<\/p>\n

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Orlando Magic head coach Jamahl Mosley directs his team against the Detroit Pistons during the first half of Game 6 in the first-round NBA playoffs in Orlando, Fla., on May 1, 2026. (John Raoux\/AP)<\/p>\n

He finished second in NBA Coach of the Year voting in 2024 as the Magic were 47-35 following a 34-win season in 2022-23.<\/p>\n

“We\u2019re grateful to Jamahl for all he\u2019s done for the Orlando Magic,” Magic president of basketball operations Jeff Weltman said. “We appreciate his leadership and the positive contributions he made as head coach. While this was a difficult decision, we feel it\u2019s time for a new voice and fresh perspective. We wish Jamahl and his family nothing but the best.”<\/p>\n

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Orlando Magic head coach Jamahl Mosley cheers on his team during the first half of Game 5 in the first-round NBA playoffs against the Detroit Pistons in Detroit on April 29, 2026. (Duane Burleson\/AP)<\/p>\n

Orlando was in great position to upset the No. 1-seeded Pistons<\/a> in the first round. The Magic had three games to get the job done, but couldn\u2019t pull it off. In one of those games, the Magic saw a 24-point lead evaporate at home. In Game 6, Orlando missed 23 consecutive shots.<\/p>\n

The Magic built a core around Paolo Banchero, Franz Wagner, Jalen Suggs and Desmond Bane, who are all under contract for the foreseeable future. The organization clearly feels that a new voice on the bench may help elevate the franchise.<\/p>\n

“It\u2019s been (an) absolutely amazing journey with these guys,” Mosley said. “Their ability to grow, communicate … we\u2019re going to fight until the final horn goes off. And that\u2019s what you\u2019ve seen for a majority of the five years.”<\/p>\n

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Orlando Magic head coach Jamahl Mosley shouts at referee Curtis Blair during the second half of Game 5 in the first-round NBA playoffs against the Detroit Pistons in Detroit on April 29, 2026. (Duane Burleson\/AP)<\/p>\n

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Mosley will finish as the third-winningest coach in franchise history. He was behind Brian Hill (267) and Stan Van Gundy (259).<\/p>\n

The Associated Press contributed to this report.<\/p>\n

Ryan Gaydos is a senior editor for Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Orlando Magic fired head coach Jamahl Mosley on Monday after the team blew a 3-1 series lead…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":257877,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[2295,139,141,1239,140,105742],"class_list":["post-257876","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-orlando","tag-nba","tag-orlando","tag-orlando-headlines","tag-orlando-magic","tag-orlando-news","tag-outkick-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/257876","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=257876"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/257876\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/257877"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=257876"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=257876"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=257876"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}