I’LL LET YOU KNOW WHEN COMING UP. NOW TO THE OTHER BIG STORY WE’RE FOLLOWING TODAY, THE DEATH OF PAT WILLIAMS, WHO HELPED BRING THE ORLANDO MAGIC TO CENTRAL FLORIDA. HE WAS 84 YEARS OLD TONIGHT.

You tell them Pat Williams is asking. When Pat died last Wednesday at 84, the tagline on obituaries noted that he brought the Magic to Orlando. “There is no Orlando Magic without Pat Williams ...

ORLANDO — Orlando Magic co-founder, hall of famer, and sports legend Pat Williams died peacefully today surrounded by family. He was 84. The cause of death was complications from viral pneumonia.

He was 84. Williams’ career spanned more than 56 years, including 30-plus years with Orlando and 51 years in the NBA. “Pat Williams simply brought magic to Orlando,” Magic chairman Dan DeVos ...

Along with Pat Williams, Hewitt helped to bring the Magic to Orlando. He approached Williams in 1985 with the idea of bringing an NBA team to Orlando, and coaxed him away from the Philadelphia ...

Pat Williams was heavily involved in starting the process of bringing an NBA team to Orlando in 1987. Tim Reynolds | The Associated Press The GameTime family pays homage to Orlando Magic co-owner ...

AND DAREN YOU SPOKE WITH THE CURRENT CEO OF THE MAGIC, CORRECT? CORRECT. MICHELLE ALEX MARTINS IS THE CURRENT CEO, BUT HE STARTED HIS CAREER IN ORLANDO WORKING UNDER PAT WILLIAMS. HE SAYS WILLIAMS ...

The Magic will honor co-founder Pat Williams with a patch on their uniforms this season. All of Orlando’s jerseys will feature a black stripe along the top of the left side with the initials ...

Pat Williams, a longtime NBA executive who built the 1982-83 NBA champion Philadelphia 76ers as their general manager and co-founded the Orlando Magic, died on Wednesday in Orlando, Fla.

Pat Williams, a co-founder of the Orlando Magic and someone who spent more than a half-century working within the NBA, died Wednesday from complications related to viral pneumonia, the team announced.

“He loved a challenge, and when he moved our family to Orlando to start the Magic, he was full of excitement and energy that he displayed every day,” the Williams family said in a statement ...