{"id":12922,"date":"2014-03-31T13:37:13","date_gmt":"2014-03-31T18:37:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.playingfieldpromotions.com\/blog\/?p=12922"},"modified":"2022-05-27T17:38:23","modified_gmt":"2022-05-27T17:38:23","slug":"retired-nba-legend-grant-hill-honored-orlando-magic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportsspeakers360.com\/blog\/retired-nba-legend-grant-hill-honored-orlando-magic","title":{"rendered":"Grant Hill Honored by Orlando Magic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ORLANDO, FL &#8212; In celebration of \u201cLegends Nights,\u201d former Orlando Magic legend and seven-time NBA All-Star, Grant Hill, was honored by the Orlando Magic at the end of the first quarter during the March 25 matchup vs. the Portland Trail Blazers. The evening featured a center court presentation at the end of the first quarter. Hill joined FOX Sports Florida\u2019s broadcasts including Magic Live pregame show with hosts Paul Kennedy and Nick Anderson and join broadcasters David Steele and Jeff Turner for a portion of the game broadcast.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12931\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12931\" style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12931  \" title=\"grant-hill-speaker\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sportsspeakers360.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/grant-hill-speaker.webp\" alt=\" \" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12931\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo shows NBA All-Star, Grant Hill announcing his retirement after 19 season in \u00a0the NBA.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><!--more-->\u201cLegends Nights\u201d is an on-going program which will honor former players\/legends throughout the Magic\u2019s Silver Season. Past honorees include Tracy McGrady, Nick Anderson, Pat Williams, Jimmy Hewitt, Dennis Scott, Pat Garrity, Jeff Turner, Sam Vincent, John Gabriel, Bo Outlaw, Horace Grant, Penny Hardaway and Darrell Armstrong.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Video shows Grant Hill discussing his retirement.<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><object width=\"492\" height=\"315\" classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/K5vEud4bqOI?version=3&amp;hl=en_US&amp;rel=0\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n<p><strong>Take a look back at Grant Hill&#8217;s career with these NBA highlights<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\n<object width=\"492\" height=\"315\" classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/9yAJ4sNMZYk?hl=en_US&amp;version=3&amp;rel=0\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n<p>Hill played in the NBA for the Detroit Pistons, Orlando Magic, Phoenix Suns, and Los Angeles Clippers. 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