Heeyyyy wooorrrrrrrlddd!!! Hope everybody out there is doing good and hope ya’ll all got to see our big game against Cleveland on Sunday afternoon. We really played well from start to finish and got one of our biggest wins of the season.

I really don’t think much that happens in the regular season has a lot to do with the playoffs, but we needed to beat Cleveland because they had gotten us in the first two games. We’re trying get our flow going into the playoffs and we don’t ever want to lose a season series to any team so that made this one even bigger.

We want as good a seed as we can get for the playoffs, but we also kind of wanted to send a message that we can beat Cleveland, too. Ya’ll know we beat them in the playoffs last May, but it’s almost like everybody forgets that. I still feel like we’re the team to beat in the East and when we play our best basketball we can beat any team in the NBA.

It’s all about trying to win a championship now and I think everybody in our locker room knows it’s time to have this kind of focus and intensity every single game. There are no other agendas for any of our guys other than trying to bring that ‘ship back to O-town in June.

Ya’ll know everybody wanted to make Sunday’s game like it was just me vs. Shaq in a Superman battle, but it was the Magic against the Cavs. I’ve really tried to stay away from that mess. I know Shaq said some things, but I’m just not going to let my focus be distracted by a silly argument over a nickname.

Shaq knows I have much love for what he’s done for the game of basketball and for big men in the game. You would like to think that Shaq would want to be sort of a mentor to another young big man coming up in Orlando, but that’s fine the way things are.

I think everybody saw that I ain’t backing down. You gotta go right at Shaq and make him work and that’s what I tried to do. And I gotta tell you, it’s tough battling that big dude when he’s 300-something pounds and I’m 270 and he’s got a height advantage on me too.

But I got tons of help from ‘Meer and Vince in the fourth quarter and Rashard hit another huge corner three for us again. So I really feel like our whole team is coming together just at the right time. We have so many weapons and we just feel like if we play our game we’re gonna be there at the end.

We’ve got the day off on Monday and I’m so looking forward to spending some more time with my son. He’s been in the locker room after the past two games wearing his little Superman shirt and kicking a ball all around the place. Every time we watch basketball all he says is “Shoot, shoot, shoot.’’ Kids say the craziest things.

It’s always good to go into an off day after a big win, so trust me I’m going to enjoy this big win against Cleveland. We had to scrap and fight for it and that just makes it sweeter. So maybe the rest of the nation saw on Sunday that they better not sleep in the Magic.

Peace out, everybody!!!

—DWIGHT

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Heeeeeyyyyyy worrrrrllllddd!!! What’s up everybody? Back from the All-Star Game and ready to jump start this stretch run to the playoffs. We all know that now is the time to sharpen our focus, clean up some of our inconsistency and make a real push to get ready for the postseason. We’ve talked all year about trying to win a championship, so now it’s time for us to start having the focus and effort every night of champions.

Let’s talk about the all-star game. I had a so much fun. The whole weekend was great. That was one of the best all-star games I’ve ever played in. Playing before 108,000 fans was incredible. Someday I might tell my son that I played before the largest crowd to ever watch a basketball game, but he would probably just be happy that his dad got to play ball.

Not sure if you guys saw my record shot or not from Saturday at the all-star game, but I am now the Guiness World Record Holder for the longest shot while sitting down. I made one from 52 feet-six inches and I got a plaque for drilling the shot. Ya’ll know I like to try all kinds of crazy shots before games, so that one was a lot of fun. I knew I could make it, but I just needed a couple of tries to get the distance right.

I had four other great memories from all-star weekend:

1. Ya’ll know I’m a spokesman now for McDonald’s so I went one day and worked in a McDonald’s in Dallas. I made some burgers, made some French fries and I even learned how to make hot chocolate. The people in the store were cool and we just had a good time together. It was a lot of fun.

2. I got to hang out with some of the kids from the Make-A-Wish program before the game, and that’s always special to me helping kids who are going through a hard time have some fun. I took a couple of the guys around the locker room and let them meet all the all-stars and get their autographs. Those kids are so tough and they inspire me.

3. Ya’ll probably saw me make that 3-pointer in the game, too. Everybody was shocked, but I wasn’t. I’ve been putting in a lot of time before games and after practice shooting with Patrick Ewing and trying to expand my shooting stroke.

I make dozens of threes every day in practice, so it wasn’t that surprising to me that I made one in the game. Ya’ll don’t believe me, ask Derrick Rose and C-Bosh if I didn’t beat them in a 3-point shooting contest before the all-star game? They were mad that a big man like me beat them and they could see how much work I’ve been putting in on my shot.

4. And then there was that H-U-G-E HD replay board that they had in Cowboys stadium. I told the guys on our team that I might want get one of those for my house. If I had one then I could see myself playing NBA Live or Madden on a really big screen. I could put it across the back yard and I could sit in my room and look out at TV. Now that would be cool!!!

Anyway, thanks so much to all ya’ll for voting me into the All-Star Game. Hopefully, I represented you well. Maybe one day I can win the MVP of the all-star game, but my focus is more on getting that championship. Raising that NBA title trophy over my head is what I want more than anything, and I’m going to do my best to bring it home this season.

Pray for us!!!

– DWIGHT

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Heeyyyy World. Check your boy showing everybody how I “McNugget” at a local McDonald’s during all-star weekend. I also took some orders and made some burgers lol. It was a lot of fun. What’s your favorite way to “McNugget”? Hit me back with your answers in the comments. And remember: There’s a thin line between fries and shakes y’all. Yuuuuaaaa.

—DWIGHT

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Heeeyyy Woorrld. How y’all doing? I’m out here in Dallas enjoying All-Star weekend. It’s cold and snowing, but we are making the best of it.

Earlier today I had an event with McDonald’s where I showed everyone how I eat my chicken McNuggets. I also got to take orders and make some french fries. It was a lot of fun. I’ll have some video and of the event for y’all later.

If you missed me today, I’m making two more public appearances tomorrow. The first one will be at the NBA Jam session tomorrow at 9:15 A.M. The Jam Session is at the Dallas Convention Center. I’ll be there with my boy D-Wade, so make sure to come through.

If you can’t make that one, I’m also gonna be at the Parks at Arlington Mall Foot Locker for the release of my new adidas Supernatural Commander shoes. I’ll be there from 2-3 PM signing autographs, so come through and see ya boy.

Alright y’all. I gotta get ready for this Rookie/Sophmore game tonight. Hit y’all later.

—DWIGHT

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Heyyyy worrrrld!!! The all-star break is finally here, so it’s time to have some fun and interact with all of the fans who voted me in and helped me get to this point. It’s a great opportunity to get out at the events and meet and greet all my lil’ homies who wear the Magic No. 12 jerseys around.

I absolutely love going to the All-Star Game and the vibe that’s there with the fans all weekend. It’s snowing in Dallas, which will make it a really tough weekend. I guess the only bad thing really is that I won’t be home for Valentine’s Day, so I’m really sad about that.

Now, let’s talk about me and Shaq ‘cause every time we face Cleveland that’s all anybody wants to ask me about. Really, it’s not about just me against Shaq. It’s the Magic versus the Cavs!!! That’s the showdown that really matters.

I really think the hype out there about me and Shaq is all just TV build up. I know he had some things to say about me and Stan Van Gundy last year, and he said some other stuff Thursday night after our game about us having to double-team him. But really, I don’t have a problem with Shaq and I don’t think he has a problem with me either.

Everybody makes it a big deal with all of the Superman thing and all of that, but I never proclaimed myself to be a super man. It’s just something that I did in the dunk contest, wearing the shirt and the cape for fun. It’s not like I tried to take Shaq’s show or anything like that.

I don’t really think it’s a rivalry between us. People just build it up to be more than it really is. I just try to do a good job for my team and he tries to do a good job for his team. At the end of my career, I want to be as good as Shaq is.

I hated that we were both in foul trouble the other night and couldn’t give the fans a show. It seemed like every time the ball went in to him or went into me, the crowd would roar. You could tell that they wanted to see the two big guys lock horns and go at it.

We get to play Cleveland again in a week at our place and we’ll take what we learned from this game and use it then. We know that us and Cleveland will be there at the end, and we’ll probably have to beat these guys again if we want to get back to the Finals.

Well, let me take one more opportunity here to thank you guys for voting for me in the all-star game. I owe so much of what I have to you guys. Thanks so much. Peace out, ya’ll.

—DWIGHT

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