Are the Orlando Magic a team in turmoil?

Even more revelations in the whole Horace Grant-Orlando saga continue to surface days after Grant's waiving, with Horace saying in an interview with Chicago's Sam Smith that the relationship between star Tracy McGrady and coach Doc Rivers is tainted.

"The way it has been going with T-Mac (McGrady) and (coach) Doc (Rivers), I don't know if it's going to last," said Grant. "Doc keeps going behind T-Mac's back, and T-Mac doesn't like it. That's no way to relate to a player."

The dispute between Grant and McGrady on the team's flight home happened after ESPN's Sportscenter showed highlights of McGrady breaking down defensively and stated that a team mate and his had called him soft and selfish.  Sportscenter had used a column written by Charley Rosen on ESPN.com, the column quoting Grant which he is denying.  Rosen had earlier this season written another column on ESPN.com in which Lakers assistant Tex Winter was quoted as calling Kobe Bryant's play selfish. Winter denied making the comments.

"No offense to the guys," Grant said, "but T-Mac has been doing everything. He has to score. If he's rebounding and playing defense, the scoring is not going to be there. With the Bulls, Michael (Jordan) had me and Scottie (Pippen), so he could score. T-Mac doesn't have that. We wouldn't be 12-11 if not for him. We probably would have about three wins. The coaching staff needs to realize they need to leave this kid alone and let him play."

'This came at a time when Rivers quietly went to Darrell Armstrong, Pat Garrity and Hill and said he would be pushing McGrady to stop holding the ball on offense so much and concentrate more on defense. He told the players to back him up and get on McGrady,' writes Smith.

Grant claims that team mate Shawn Kemp broke the news to him about the internet column, and he went to McGrady to assure him he neither had made the comments attributed to him nor agreed with them. However, Grant also said he had seen Rivers having a long conversation with Rosen, and on the plane from Chicago, Grant announced that if anyone had anything to say they should do it face to face.

McGrady had already been angered after being belittled by Magic staff during a recent game against Indiana when Ron Artest had a good game on him, and Smith also states that he also was upset about murmurings by the coaching staff that he should have played when he sat out against New York last week.

McGrady, however, claims in the Florida Today that his relationship with Rivers is fine.

"I just don't understand how another player can judge my relationship with a coach. Our relationship is fine," McGrady said. "I don't have any problems with Doc, and I don't think he has any problems with me.

"(In New York) I made my decision too early in the day (not to play). Doc came to me -- which he should have -- and said he thought I made my decision too early. That's understandable and I had no problem with it."

Grant, who is upset with the Magic after joining them for lesser money than offered by the defending champion Lakers, stated he is hoping to finish out playing the season elsewhere, preferably in Los Angeles with the Lakers.