ORLANDO – If an abbreviated first year in the NBA taught rookie center Mo Bamba anything it’s that professional basketball is a business and change is almost always a constant at this level.
Bamba, 20, found that out the hard way this past season when a stress fracture injury in his left leg ended his rookie season on Jan. 31. That meant that the celebrated No. 6 pick from the 2018 NBA Draft had to set back and watch the Magic pull off a stirring 22-9 closing kick that helped the franchise reach the playoffs for the first time since 2012.