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Kent head coach Jimmy Adams is leaving the county to return to Jamaica. Travin Dural Jersey .Adams, 48, has been one of several coaches listed as a potential candidate for the West Indies role. He mssed the final game of the Championship season against Essex after he was granted permission to return to Jamaica for personal reasons.Adams departs after five years and said: Ive enjoyed my time at Kent which has been a great learning experience for me. I wanted to be involved in a club that was seeking to grow and I am fortunate to have found that here at Kent over the past five seasons.Its been a delight being involved with all our players as they have developed during the period and especially watching the younger players who have made the step up to first-class level. Working with the club to develop a stronger support team to back up our players has also been a highlight for me.Adams has supervised a period in which Kent have often faced stiff financial constraints but have successfully developed a new wave of homegrown talent - with batsmen to the fore - such as Sam Billings, Daniel Bell-Drummond and captain Sam Northeast.Although showing signs of improvement, they have failed to break into the First Division of the Championship. They finished runners-up in 2016 and have called up legal support to question why they did not win an additional promotion place, alongside Essex, this season when Durham were demoted following an ECB financial bail-out.They also failed to make an antiicipated strong showing in the NatWest Blast and Adams received some criticism behind the scenes for his handling of Matt Coles disciplinary issues.Chairman George Kennedy said: We thank Jimmy for his fine service of the club and wish him all the best for the future. 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Orlando had been playing such good basketball.The Magic arrived home to play Boston on Wednesday after a five-game road trip that ended with three straight wins, including a 95-83 victory over the San Antonio Spurs.Against Boston, Orlandos chances looked promising as the Magic took a one-point lead into halftime.Twenty-four minutes later, the Celtics, without their best player Isaiah Thomas, had a 30-point victory and Orlandos winning streak was over in a hurry.Credit Boston for a great second half, Magic coach Frank Vogel said. They had three pit bulls on the perimeter in Avery (Bradley), (Marcus) Smart, and (Jae) Crowder, and those guys really got into us and controlled the game.Yes, its a dog-eat-dog world in the NBA and the Magic are licking their chops to get back on the winning track.The Magic (10-13) head back on the road on Friday to face the Hornets in Charlotte. This will be the first time the two Eastern Conference teams have met this season.The Hornets (13-9) have won two in a row and five of seven, and are coming off an impressive 87-77 home win against the Detroit Pistons.The Hornets defense dogged the Pistons all over the court and held Detroit to 38.2 percent from the field -- and that included Pistons center Andre Drummond going 11 of 14. Bottom line, Charlotte played great defense, took care of the ball and the Hornets made shots when it counted late.Man, it was rough, said guard Kemba Walker, who led Charlotte with 25 points, 14 of them in the fourth quarter. Tough night shooting the basketball for a lot of us. The shots just werent falling for both teams. Both teams played hard. Defensively, I thought both teams were great, but down the stretch we were able to make some big plays and get a huge burst in the fourth quarter.Charlotte welcomed back Marvin Williams after the forward missed six games because of hyperextended left knee. He played 26 minutes, scored 12 and recorded five boards.It felt good. I got a lot of energy, Williams told reporters. I felt like I havent played in a long time, but once I got back out there, I feel like I had a pretty good rhythm; my coonditioning felt fine. Terrell Williams Jr. Jersey. While the Hornets will have the services of Williams on Friday, the Magic were still waiting on Thursday to see if center Nikola Vucevic will be available.Vucevic, who has recorded a double-double in 10 of the last 12 games, is questionable with an eye injury.Without Vucevic coming off the bench, Serge Ibaka and Bismack Biyombo will have to pick up the load. And after the loss to the Celtics, Biyombo had some choice words.We can sit here and talk about this and that, but we didnt play the way that weve been playing. We started holding onto the ball longer, the first-year Magic player said. I dont think selfish would be the right way to put it, but we didnt trust the next guy. If you play like that, you are going to lose.Ibaka also is in his first year with Orlando. His game has thrived since leaving the shadows of Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook in Oklahoma City.He is averaging 14.3 points, 6.7 rebounds and 1.9 blocks per game. Its no coincidence that as Ibaka began settling in with his new teammates, the Magic started playing better and producing more wins.Theres no question hes an elite big man, Vogel said. Hes one of the best two-way big men in the game. Theres no other way to put it with the way that he shoots the ball from the perimeter, hes scoring in the post and hes really trusting the pass. And hes a force on the defensive end.Orlando is allowing only 98.8 points per game, good for fifth in the league. Charlotte certainly will test that defense on Friday. The Hornets come into the game ranked fourth in rebounds at 45.9 game and fifth in assists at 23.6 per game.Nicolas Batum has been a nice sidekick to Walker. The nine-year veteran is in his second year with the Hornets and has blossomed into a reliable all-around threat.He is averaging 13.5 points, 7.7 rebounds and 5.5 assists in 21 games this season.Hornets guard Marco Belinelli also has been playing well of late, averaging 14.7 points in the last three games. ' ' '