by Tim Povtak

Filed under: Magic, NBA Fans, The Bonus

ORLANDO, Fla. — This is one NBA promotion that should leave everyone flush with excitement, although the environmental lobby won’t like it very much. It’s not exactly the best example of going green.

In an effort to promote their soon-to-be-open, palatial downtown arena — particularly the spacious, sparkling restrooms — the Orlando Magic will hold a “Royal Flush” on Wednesday at 10 a.m.

Enlisting the help from children at a nearby elementary school, along with the mayor of Orlando, the team president and possibly superstar center Dwight Howard, all 443 toilets inside the Amway Center will be flushed simultaneously.

No plungers are expected for the Big Toilet Test and no foreign objects will be permitted. (The Magic might be tempted to bring the bloated contract — 3 years, $66 million remaining — of Rashard Lewis if they thought it would disappear).

The official purpose of The Flush — which will take an estimated 1,000 gallons of water — is for engineers to observe the sanitary sewer flows, water consumption and pressure in and around the arena.