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 ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Billy Donovan couldn't leave Gator glory behind. He knew it less than a day after taking the Orlando Magic job. The Magic finally made it official Wednesday — 72 hours after news broke that Donovan had cold feet. They let him out of a five-year, $27.5 million deal but didn't disclose terms of the breakup.
"I realized that, in my heart, I belonged in college basketball," Donovan said late Wednesday in a written statement. "As soon as I realized that, I contacted the Magic immediately to let them know."
Donovan's indecision apparently didn't hurt the hard-luck Magic. Their future success likely will be entrusted to Stan Van Gundy, with ESPN and the Orlando Sentinel reporting late Wednesday night that the former Miami Heat coach had accepted the head coaching job.
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