fwiw, I read that reporter every single day. He is rarely correct on anything.
Just days ago, he was going crazy, saying how a deal for CP3 was still very likely.
I wouldn't read much into it.
www.orlandopinstripedpost.com however is legit. They did confirm that the teams had talks over the summer, with the Magic scared of character problems with Arenas.
There's no reason to believe that those have heated up again.