Magic's Steve Clifford Treated for Dehydration, Released from Hospital

Orlando Magic head coach Steve Clifford was discharged from a Minneapolis hospital after he was treated for dehydration Friday night, according to ESPN.com's Adrian Wojnarowski. 

The Magic initially announced Clifford began to feel ill during the third quarter in Minnesota and was taken to a local hospital for further examination. Wojnarowski noted Clifford was "examined by doctors at the arena" and transported to the hospital as a precaution.

Clifford has been instrumental in getting the Magic into a playoff position this season. Orlando entered the night at 27-35 with a four-game lead on the Washington Wizards for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. 

Hired in 2018, Clifford led the Magic to their first playoff berth in six years in his first season with the team before falling to the Toronto Raptors in the first round. The coach has failed to make it past the first round in three career playoff appearances.

As the head coach in Charlotte in 2017, Clifford took a 21-game leave of absence to seek medical treatment for sleep deprivation. 

"Scared. Big-time scared,’’ Clifford told John Denton of NBA.com in 2018. "Let’s put it this way, my first year (the 2013-14 season) there (in Charlotte) I had to have a couple of heart stints put in and I only missed one game. When this happened, I knew I couldn’t coach for a while. It was really scary for me.’’