Shots At The Top: When Players Diss Their Coach

The Orlando Magic have to overcome their star player's coach diss, and so do these five other recent critics.

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Tonight the Orlando Magic face off against the Boston Celtics in Game 6 of their Eastern Conference semi-final match-up. The Magic will be eliminated with a loss, and they won't have just the Celts to battle tonight.

After a Game 5 loss to Boston on Tuesday, Orlando's star center Dwight Howard criticized Magic coach Stan Van Gundy, saying (of himself), "If you've got a dominant player, let him be dominant," and "I have to get the ball." This isn't even close to the first time a player has come out of pocket on his coach, so we decided to detail five recent occurrences and declare winners in When Players Throw Their Coach Under the Bus...

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