True black magic, also known as "dark magic" or "black arts," refers to the use of supernatural powers for nefarious or malicious purposes. It involves invoking and manipulating dark forces to bring harm, exert control, or cause chaos to individuals, communities, or even the world at large. Practitioners of true black magic typically delve into forbidden rituals, channeling negative energies, and engaging in rituals that involve sacrifices or other forms of bloodshed. The intent behind true black magic is often tinged with malice, spite, or personal gain. True black magic has been a subject of fascination and fear throughout history, with its origins traced back to ancient civilizations and tribal cultures. In some societies, black magic was considered a form of witchcraft and was associated with women who were perceived as having supernatural powers.
Orlando Magic, AdventHealth unveil state-of-the-art AdventHealth Training Center
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Subscribe Now HideOrlando, Fla. – As part of the Orlando Magic and AdventHealth's continuing commitment to health and wellness, the DeVos family, Magic and AdventHealth unveiled today the state-of-the-art AdventHealth Training Center. The new downtown facility will serve as the training site for the Orlando Magic and a destination sports medicine hub to Central Florida.
Together, AdventHealth and the Orlando Magic continue to build an innovative health and wellness model that brings whole-person medicine, science and research together to optimize sports performance, bringing those learnings to the broader community.
"We share in the excitement of this facility and our desire that it becomes a true 'win-win' for Central Florida and the Magic," said Orlando Magic Chairman Dan DeVos. "We believe when this community succeeds, we all succeed. With health and wellness being a priority to a successful life, we look forward to seeing this center contribute to achieving that for both our community and our team."
The center, one block from Amway Center, boasts 130,000-square-feet located on a nearly four-acre site at South Division Avenue and West Central Boulevard. The $70 million facility marks the latest investment in the Parramore community.
The Magic’s portion of the center is designed to optimize performance and provide world-class recovery space. A large team "living room" acts as the facility’s hub, complete with enhanced nutrition offerings and a full kitchen. The facility also includes two full-size courts overlooked by an elevated viewing balcony. Leading training and recovery technologies, including an altitude chamber and hydrotherapy offerings as well as an expansive locker room with high-end finishes, will elevate the player experience. Partners featured in and around the building include Verizon, Altitude International, Violet Defense, Volta Charging, Jani-King. Each partner provides a unique aspect, enhancing the state-of-the-art experience and commitment to health and wellness.
Additional design elements include covered exterior patios and decks, a creatively landscaped outdoor team space and indoor/outdoor training space to capitalize on Orlando’s warm climate. The facility will also include front office and hospitality spaces that celebrate the Orlando Magic’s brand and history.
"The Orlando Magic are thrilled to join our great, longstanding partner, AdventHealth, in making our goals and vision a reality today," said Magic CEO Alex Martins. "Through this collaborative partnership and much hard work and determination we have a world-class training center for our Magic players, coaches and support staff stacked with the resources and technology to make it one of the best in the NBA. Our players, coaches and staff can't wait to get in and get started."
AdventHealth’s 33,300-square-foot medical hub – designed for elite athletes, as well as youth athletes and weekend warriors – provides world-class, multi-discipline medicine with a focus on whole-person health and sports science. Services will include orthopedics, primary care, sports medicine, imaging, rehabilitation and sports performance. Patients will also have access to AdventHealth’s network of sports-trained gastroenterologists, cardiologists, sleep, psychology and nutrition experts.
“AdventHealth and the Orlando Magic have a shared a longtime commitment to inspiring and helping our neighbors be the healthiest they can be. Through our partnership, we’ve cared for Central Florida in a variety of ways, and I’m excited for this new opportunity to expand our philosophy of whole-person care to whole-athlete care,” said Randy Haffner, president and CEO of AdventHealth’s Central Florida Division. “Whether you’re working to get back to playing in the yard with your grandkids, completing your first 5k or dreaming of going pro, our sports medicine experts are ready to support your personal health and athletic goals. The AdventHealth Training Center is a resource for all, and I’m excited for this next chapter in our partnership.”
The project incorporates sustainable design strategies including daylighting and strategic sun shading, stormwater management, and advanced mechanical and lighting systems and controls.
The Orlando Magic and AdventHealth also furthered its commitment to Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprises (MWBE) with the awarding of $17 million of design and construction contracts for the project to 33 local MWBEs. That amount represented approximately 32 percent of awarded opportunities, which is over the city's recommended 24 percent MWBE participation.
The facility was designed by HOK, with Balfour Beatty serving as the construction manager.
Inside the new $70 million Magic practice facility in Orlando
ORLANDO, Fla. — On Wednesday, the Orlando Magic unveiled a new 130,000-square-foot practice facility that will serve as the official training site for the team. The organization held a ribbon-cutting ceremony with local leaders and several high-ranking team officials, including chairman Dan DeVos, CEO Alex Martins and president of basketball operations Jeff Weltman among others. Located one block from the Amway Center, where the team plays its home games, the $70 million facility opens just in time for the 2022-23 season. The team will begin practicing in the building in the coming days with training camp set to begin on Sept. 27. “We did our research and toured the other facilities in the league and some NFL facilities,” Martins said. “I think everything that our players need to prepare, rehab, recoup and keep them from getting injured are here. It is everything that we would have hoped for and more.” The AdventHealth Training Facility includes two full-size courts and two additional shooting goals for 21,000 square feet of room for practice and other related on-court activities; the team has 6,000 square feet of court space in the Amway Center. The building offers leading training and recovery technologies, including an altitude chamber and a hydro area with hot and cold plunges. Players will have the opportunity to utilize the family room, featuring a nutrition bar and full kitchen. The players’ expansive locker room features walk-in lockers with high-end finishes. Nearby the locker room, players have the opportunity to unwind and recover with a floating pod, nap rooms and massage suites. It is also equipped with a barber shop “I’ve never seen anything like this,” Magic center Wendell Carter Jr. said. “I’ve been to all of the practice facilities of other NBA teams but when I came in here, it was like, ‘Man!’ Everything we need is here: Pool, smoothie station, parking facility, etc. I feel like it is everything we need, for sure.” Here is an inside look at the newest training facility in the NBA.
Practice Courts
Cody Taylor/USA TODAY SportsThe facility includes two full-size courts and two additional shooting goals for 21,000 square feet of room for practice and other related on-court activities; the team has 6,000 square feet of court space in the Amway Center.
Practice Courts
Cody Taylor/USA TODAY SportsThe practice courts also feature an elevated viewing area and observation balconies. Team personnel can also view the courts from their respective offices.
High-tech Cameras
Cody Taylor/USA TODAY SportsThe court area is equipped with high-tech cameras that can give the coaching staff and players a look at practices and other related activities from above in film sessions.
Training Space
Cody Taylor/USA TODAY SportsLocated just off the practice court, the indoor training space includes a force plate, traditional weight racks, Keiser strength machines and a medicine ball wall among other amenities.
Magic’s unveil new state-of-the-art AdventHealth Training Center
Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/Orlando Sentinel AdventHealth clinic — Ribbon cutting ceremony and media tour of the AdventHealth Training Center in downtown Orlando, on Wednesday, August 31, 2022. The 130,000-square-foot facility will house both a sports-medicine center as well as the new Orlando Magic training center. (Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/ Orlando Sentinel)
Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/Orlando Sentinel Ribbon cutting ceremony and media tour of the AdventHealth Training Center in downtown Orlando, on Wednesday, August 31, 2022. The 130,000-square-foot facility will house both a sports-medicine center as well as the new Orlando Magic training center. (Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/ Orlando Sentinel)
Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/Orlando Sentinel Orlando Magic training center — Ribbon cutting ceremony and media tour of the AdventHealth Training Center in downtown Orlando, on Wednesday, August 31, 2022. The 130,000-square-foot facility will house both a sports-medicine center as well as the new Orlando Magic training center.Ramirez Buxeda/ Orlando Sentinel)
Orlando Sentinel Orlando Magic training center: wall of players — Ribbon cutting ceremony and media tour of the AdventHealth Training Center in downtown Orlando, on Wednesday, August 31, 2022. The 130,000-square-foot facility will house both a sports-medicine center as well as the new Orlando Magic training center. (Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/ Orlando Sentinel)
Orlando Sentinel Orlando Magic training center: weight room — Ribbon cutting ceremony and media tour of the AdventHealth Training Center in downtown Orlando, on Wednesday, August 31, 2022. The 130,000-square-foot facility will house both a sports-medicine center as well as the new Orlando Magic training center. (High-dynamic-range composite image by Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/ Orlando Sentinel)
Orlando Sentinel The 130,000-square-foot AdventHealth Training Center houses both a sports-medicine center as well as the new Orlando Magic training center, including two full-size basketball courts.
Orlando Sentinel The Orlando Magic's new training facility features a hydro area with hot and cold plunge pools.
Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/Orlando Sentinel Another feature of the Orlando Magic's new training facility is an infrared sauna and steam rooms. Both are supposed to help detox players.
Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/Orlando Sentinel Orlando Magic CEO Alex Martins speaks during the tour — Ribbon cutting ceremony and media tour of the AdventHealth Training Center in downtown Orlando, on Wednesday, August 31, 2022. The 130,000-square-foot facility will house both a sports-medicine center as well as the new Orlando Magic training center. (Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/ Orlando Sentinel)
Orlando Sentinel The Orlando Magic's new training facility features a float pod or a sensory deprivation pod that helps relax the body and the mind.
Orlando Sentinel The Orlando Magic's new training facility features indoor/outdoor training spaces with an incline ramp and stairs. There are traditional weight racks and strength and conditioning machines.
Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/Orlando Sentinel Orlando Magic President of Basketball Operations Jeff Weltman speaks during the Ribbon cutting ceremony and media tour of the AdventHealth Training Center in downtown Orlando, on Wednesday, August 31, 2022. The 130,000-square-foot facility will house both a sports-medicine center as well as the new Orlando Magic training center. (Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/ Orlando Sentinel)
Orlando Sentinel Orlando Magic training center: Motion-capture cameras above the courts — Ribbon cutting ceremony and media tour of the AdventHealth Training Center in downtown Orlando, on Wednesday, August 31, 2022. The 130,000-square-foot facility will house both a sports-medicine center as well as the new Orlando Magic training center. (High-dynamic-range composite image by Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/ Orlando Sentinel)
Orlando Sentinel Orlando Magic training center: Recovery room — Ribbon cutting ceremony and media tour of the AdventHealth Training Center in downtown Orlando, on Wednesday, August 31, 2022. The 130,000-square-foot facility will house both a sports-medicine center as well as the new Orlando Magic training center. (High-dynamic-range composite image by Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/ Orlando Sentinel)
Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/Orlando Sentinel AdventHealth clinic: CT Scanner — Ribbon cutting ceremony and media tour of the AdventHealth Training Center in downtown Orlando, on Wednesday, August 31, 2022. The 130,000-square-foot facility will house both a sports-medicine center as well as the new Orlando Magic training center. (Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/ Orlando Sentinel)
Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/Orlando Sentinel AdventHealth clinic: Weight-bearing CT Scanner — Ribbon cutting ceremony and media tour of the AdventHealth Training Center in downtown Orlando, on Wednesday, August 31, 2022. The 130,000-square-foot facility will house both a sports-medicine center as well as the new Orlando Magic training center. (Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/ Orlando Sentinel)
Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/Orlando Sentinel The Orlando Magic are believed to be the only NBA franchise with an altitude room in their training facility at AdventHealth Training Center.
Orlando Sentinel Orlando Magic training center: Sauna — Ribbon cutting ceremony and media tour of the AdventHealth Training Center in downtown Orlando, on Wednesday, August 31, 2022. The 130,000-square-foot facility will house both a sports-medicine center as well as the new Orlando Magic training center. (High-dynamic-range composite image by Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/ Orlando Sentinel)
Orlando Sentinel Orlando Magic training center: weight room — Ribbon cutting ceremony and media tour of the AdventHealth Training Center in downtown Orlando, on Wednesday, August 31, 2022. The 130,000-square-foot facility will house both a sports-medicine center as well as the new Orlando Magic training center. (High-dynamic-range composite image by Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/ Orlando Sentinel)
Orlando Sentinel Orlando Magic training center: Outdoor lap pool — Ribbon cutting ceremony and media tour of the AdventHealth Training Center in downtown Orlando, on Wednesday, August 31, 2022. The 130,000-square-foot facility will house both a sports-medicine center as well as the new Orlando Magic training center. (High-dynamic-range composite image by Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/ Orlando Sentinel)
Orlando Sentinel Orlando Magic training center: Salon — Ribbon cutting ceremony and media tour of the AdventHealth Training Center in downtown Orlando, on Wednesday, August 31, 2022. The 130,000-square-foot facility will house both a sports-medicine center as well as the new Orlando Magic training center. (High-dynamic-range composite image by Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/ Orlando Sentinel)
Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/Orlando Sentinel Orlando Magic training center: Film room — Ribbon cutting ceremony and media tour of the AdventHealth Training Center in downtown Orlando, on Wednesday, August 31, 2022. The 130,000-square-foot facility will house both a sports-medicine center as well as the new Orlando Magic training center. (Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/ Orlando Sentinel)
Orlando Sentinel Orlando Magic training center: wall of players — Ribbon cutting ceremony and media tour of the AdventHealth Training Center in downtown Orlando, on Wednesday, August 31, 2022. The 130,000-square-foot facility will house both a sports-medicine center as well as the new Orlando Magic training center. (High-dynamic-range composite image by Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/ Orlando Sentinel)
Orlando Sentinel Orlando Magic training center: Meditation and nap rooms — Ribbon cutting ceremony and media tour of the AdventHealth Training Center in downtown Orlando, on Wednesday, August 31, 2022. The 130,000-square-foot facility will house both a sports-medicine center as well as the new Orlando Magic training center. (High-dynamic-range composite image by Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/ Orlando Sentinel)
Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/Orlando Sentinel AdventHealth clinic: Bone density scanner — Ribbon cutting ceremony and media tour of the AdventHealth Training Center in downtown Orlando, on Wednesday, August 31, 2022. The 130,000-square-foot facility will house both a sports-medicine center as well as the new Orlando Magic training center. (Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/ Orlando Sentinel)
Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/Orlando Sentinel Orlando Magic training center: Orlando Magic President of Basketball Operations Jeff Weltman shows off the Float room — Ribbon cutting ceremony and media tour of the AdventHealth Training Center in downtown Orlando, on Wednesday, August 31, 2022. The 130,000-square-foot facility will house both a sports-medicine center as well as the new Orlando Magic training center. (Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/ Orlando Sentinel)
Orlando Sentinel Orlando Magic training center courts — Ribbon cutting ceremony and media tour of the AdventHealth Training Center in downtown Orlando, on Wednesday, August 31, 2022. The 130,000-square-foot facility will house both a sports-medicine center as well as the new Orlando Magic training center. (High-dynamic-range composite image by Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/ Orlando Sentinel)
Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/Orlando Sentinel Orlando Magic Chairman Dan DeVos speaks during the Ribbon cutting ceremony and media tour of the AdventHealth Training Center in downtown Orlando, on Wednesday, August 31, 2022. The 130,000-square-foot facility will house both a sports-medicine center as well as the new Orlando Magic training center. (Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/ Orlando Sentinel)
Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/Orlando Sentinel Orlando Magic training center: Locker room — Ribbon cutting ceremony and media tour of the AdventHealth Training Center in downtown Orlando, on Wednesday, August 31, 2022. The 130,000-square-foot facility will house both a sports-medicine center as well as the new Orlando Magic training center. (High-dynamic-range composite image by Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/ Orlando Sentinel)
Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/Orlando Sentinel The Orlando Magic's new training facility features a fully functional kitchen complete with staff and private dining areas indoors and outside with barbeque grills and a smoker.
Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/Orlando Sentinel Left to Right, Orlando Magic President of Basketball Operations Jeff Weltman and Orlando Magic Chairman Dan DeVos talk during the tour — Ribbon cutting ceremony and media tour of the AdventHealth Training Center in downtown Orlando, on Wednesday, August 31, 2022. The 130,000-square-foot facility will house both a sports-medicine center as well as the new Orlando Magic training center. (Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/ Orlando Sentinel)
Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/Orlando Sentinel The Orlando Magic's new training facility features a common room that players and families can take advantage of. CEO Alex Martins hopes the area creates a family atmosphere the team.
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