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Orlando Magic fan Bob Morrison doesn't see the team challenging for an NBA title any time soon, even with Mo Bamba re-signed for $21M & Duke sensation Paolo Banchero taken No. 1 overall in the draft

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ORLANDO, Fla. -- Mo Bamba agreed to a new contract with the Orlando Magic that will pay him $21 million over the next two seasons, but long-suffering fan Bob Morrison doesn't see the team going deep into NBA playoffs, if at all next season, even with Duke forward Paolo Banchero selected first overall in the recent draft

7. Disgraced ex-Seminole County Tax Collector Joel Greenberg loses out on a Trump pardon in January 2021

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LAKE MARY, Fla. -- Donald Trump pardoned more than a hundred individuals as one of his final acts as president. Joel Greenberg, the former Seminole County Tax Collector indicted on a slew of felony charges, wasn't among them.

8. Omicron Wave: On Christmas Eve 2021, Florida breaks single-day record for most COVID-19 cases since pandemic's start

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ORLANDO, Fla. -- Florida set a new single-day record on Christmas Eve 2021 for the highest number of reported cases of coronavirus cases since the start of the pandemic.

13. Roman Reigns retains WWE Universal title during 2nd night of Wrestlemania at Tampa's Raymond James Stadium with limited fans due to COVID-19

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TAMPA, Fla. -- Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the WWE was forced to hold its marquee pay-per-view event, Wrestlemania, over two nights back in April 2021 with Roman Reigns retaining his Universal Championship in a triple threat match over Edge and Daniel Bryan to close out the show Sunday night at Raymond James Stadium.

Bron Breakker defends NXT belt for 1st time with win over Santos Escobar at WWE Performance Center in Orlando despite interference from Dolph Ziggler

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ORLANDO, Fla. -- Bron Breakker would not be broken by an upstart wrestler seeking vengeance despite the hype of the leader of La Familia and the ever-lurking villainous Dolph Ziggler outside the squared circle.