Already a date that many will remember for all the wrong reasons, January 6 took on an even darker pall for fans of the Magic only minutes into their contest against the Cavaliers.
With 7:37 still to play in the first quarter Orlando’s young point guard, Markelle Fultz, spotted a gap in the heart of the Cleveland defense. With Andre Drummond staying attached to the threat of Nikola Vucevic on the perimeter, it meant that the painted area was basically empty. Fultz recognized this and at the 7:36 mark accelerated into the lane, taking a slight bump at the free-throw line from his direct opponent, a furiously sliding Isaac Okoro.