“The Orlando Magic were like a fairy tale team in a fairy tale city. . . ” –Ahmad Rashad, NBA on NBC
Ahmad Rashad’s voice screams the 1990s to open the trailer for the next documentary in ESPN’s critically acclaimed 30 for 30 series. He is describing one of the great stories of the NBA in the moment of that year.
A story that perhaps will not be told when the lens of history scales back and looks at that time period.
The Orlando Magic were the surprise story of the 1990s. A new franchise trying to make its way in a market that had no history and only boundless future.