ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Magic center Dwight Howard was diagnosed by a doctor in Los Angeles with a herniated disc in his lower back, a team spokesman said. Howard sat out the Magic’s 109-81 loss to the Atlanta Hawks Friday night, the fifth game he’s missed in Orlando’s last seven outings. Magic spokesman Joel Glass [...]

Updated: April 13, 2012, 10:17 pm ET Magic center Dwight Howard has a herniated disc that will require 10 to 15 days of rest, sources have told Jarrod Rudolph of RealGM. That means the reigning NBA Defensive Player of the Year would miss the remainder of the regular season to deal with the injury, but he could [...]

Going all the way back to his last few seasons with the New Orleans Hornets, Knicks point guard Baron Davis has dealt with a frustrating series of back issues. Those issues, more specifically a herniated disc in his lower back, have prevented him from playing his first game with New York in the 2011-12 season. [...]