Team ownership categorically denies the speculation. "Absolutely not," Magic vice president Cari Coats tells GlobeSt.com. "We have had no dialogue with anyone; we haven't commissioned anyone or given anybody permission to act on our behalf in this matter."

Coats says the information "that has been passed" to GlobeSt.com "is either rumor or somebody thinking we are going to do that (look for new arena sites)." She says, "I wouldn't even know where to start looking" for a new site.

Magic's ownership is on record that it is not considering moving or putting the team up for sale until it resolves a controversial new arena-construction issue, possibly in April.

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