ORLANDO – For weeks, upstart Orlando Magic rookie Braian Angola-Rodas – the NBA’s first Colombian-born player – has felt as if he has been living out a childhood fairytale while playing on basketball’s grandest stage. Then, a couple of occurrences this week reminded him that his improbable climb to the NBA and this living dream doesn’t belong solely to him.
No, this hoops dream of Angola-Rodas’ is being shared by millions back in his South American homeland and they remind him of that almost daily.
``A lot of kids (message) me on my Instagram and on my Facebook and tell me how much they love me and how much they want to be like me someday,’’ an amazed and flattered Angola-Rodas said.