Orlando Magic second-year big man Mo Bamba says he's paying for the Amway Center arena workers while the NBA is suspended.
Kevin Love, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Blake Griffin and Zion Williamson have donated money to support arena staff impacted by the postponement of games due to COVID-19:
There’s 250+ @OrlandoMagic teammates of mine behind the scenes at @AmwayCenter n they always got my back win or lose 💫 so u can bet I got theirs – games or no games 🙌🏾💰#magicaboveall #payitforward @JJudahIsaac @MarkelleF pic.twitter.com/1L5kkiYHvT
— Mo Bamba (@TheRealMoBamba) March 14, 2020
What a great gesture by Bamba. The Magic center is only 21, but it's clear he's very mature for his age.
The Magic went 30-35 before the NBA suspended the season on Wednesday. Utah Jazz All-Stars Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell have the coronavirus.
Bamba, the sixth overall pick in the 2018 NBA Draft out of Texas, has appeared in 60 games for the Magic this season. He's averaging 5.5 points and 5.0 rebounds while shooting 46.8 percent from the field, 35.6 percent from beyond the arc and 67.4 percent from the free-throw line.
If the season resumes, the Magic will be in the 8th spot in the Eastern Conference standings. Orlando was trying to make the playoffs for the second straight season. The Magic made the playoffs in 2018-19 for the first time since 2012, which was the final season of the Dwight Howard era.
Orlando lost to the Toronto Raptors in the first round of the 2019 playoffs in five games, but it was still fun to see the team win Game 1 on the road and tease its fans with what is to come for the future.
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