6:46 AM- Calls Coach K, just to check in
7:00 AM- Shower
7:15 AM- Launches towel into the hamper from much farther than needed, sinks it, whispers to himself, "I still got it".
8:00 AM- Drives to nearest breakfast joint in Orlando while blasting the Duke fight song with the windows down.
8:09 AM- Greeted by a chorus of boos in the diner. Smiles, nods, thinks to himself how he loves how Orlandoians yell, "Duuuuuuuuke" everywhere he goes.
9:00 AM- Calls Shane to check in.
9:02 AM- Calls "Booze" to check in.
9:03 AM- Calls Grant to check in. He doesn't answer, again.
9:05 AM- Lays by the pool for a few seconds of sun, being careful not to tan, Coach K taught us that it is a sign of weakness.
9:06 AM- Packs up gear to head to the Amway Arena while watching SportsCenter, wonders how Vince, Antawn, and Marvin are so good.
9:07 AM- Glances at the Duke coaches application that all basketball players get on senior night and wonders if the NBA was the right decision.
9:45 AM- Arrives at Amways Arena, Anthony Johnson is parked in his spot again, he shrugs at Redick and says, "Sorry rookie."
10:00 AM- Checks the All-Star weekend schedule, still not in the 3 point contest line up. Calls agent to ask why. No answer.
11:00 AM- After an intense stretching session, does defensive slides from elbow to elbow 3 times, slaps his palms on the ground, falls backwards and calls it a day on the defensive end. Dwight looks oddly at him as J.J. says, "Coach K always said my defense was underrated, you gotta work hard big man."
11:30 AM- Calls Dick Vitale to alert him not to cash this month's check, it might bounce.
12:00 PM- Dribbles 2 lengths of the court, mixing in a cross over at mid-court, calls it a day for ball handling.
1:00 PM- Starts his daily regiment of 333 3's from each spot around the arc.
3:00 PM- Free throws, 333, of course.
5:00 PM- Make A Wish Foundation child visits the Magic locker room. He walks straight over to Redick as J.J. asks if they're going to spend the rest of the day together. Kid looks at him, slaps him, walks away. Wish granted.
7:00 PM- Joins lay-up line with teammates, asks Matt Barnes, "Why do we do this, it's only worth 2? Maybe I should ask Coach Van Gundy." Barnes snickers and tells him to talk to coach.
7:58 PM- After a technical, J.J. starts to walk to the line. As Jameer toes the line, J.J. says, "I got this little guy." Jameer looks at Van Gundy, Van Gundy sighs and shakes his head. Redick cans it and absorbs the "Duuuuuuuke" cheers raining down on him.
8:30 PM- Wonders why he hasn't played more tonight, thinks, "Didn't coach see I was fouled on those 4 3s?" Debates whether or not he should remind Van Gundy that he is the most prolific scorer in ACC history.
9:00 PM- With the game tied and 3 seconds remaining, Van Gundy draws up a play for Rashard Lewis. During the explanation, J.J. asks if he's sure they don't need a 3, Van Gundy says, "Yeah, white boy, I'm sure."
9:01 PM- Lewis hits the shot, Magic win, Redick wildly waves towel on the bench.
9:10 PM- Surrounded by 2 reporters, Redick answers questions about the game and explains how instrumental he was in doing the "little things" in tonight's win.
9:30 PM- Showers, hopes Vince Carter's assistant doesn't steal his towel, again.
10:00 PM- Watches highlights on SportsCenter while getting dressed. Sees Cavs highlights of LeBron dropping 45, 10, and 12. Scoffs, looks at Barnes and says, "45? Yeah but he only went 3-11 from 3."
11:00 PM- Meets the guys at the club, argues with the bouncer stating that he is on the Magic, Dwight waves from inside.
11:30 PM- Gets into the club.
12:00 PM- Orders a Shirley Temple, looks at Dwight and says, "Let's get drunk!"
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