Running off at the typewriter …
Sentinel colleague George Diaz caught up with former Magic team president Bob Vander Weide earlier this week and Vander Weide relived the tumultuous time when the Magic were trying to convince Dwight Howard to stay in Orlando. Vander Weide told Diaz the situation became hopeless when he realized Dwight had become delusional.
"When Dwight told me he was an icon, guess what three names he used [to compare himself to]?" Vander Weide said. "Michael Jordan. Muhammad Ali.