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The documentary that I decided to watch will be a 30 for 30 ESPN sports film a Magic moment. The reason that I decided to watch this documentary was I wanted to know more about the Orlando Magic franchise and the rich history. Orlando really didn't expect to get a professional sports team Jimmy Hewitt was the guy that made it happen in Orlando to bring a pro basketball team into town. However the first year of the Magic was a tough one they only won seven games that month after that the Magic only won four more games all season. They needed a great player to build the franchise around other players that will give them a legitimate chance to compete against the best NBA teams out there. That player will come in the 1992 NBA draft the Orlando …show more content…
During the 1994 season the Magic made the playoffs for the first time in franchise history however during the post season they lost four straight games against the Detroit Pistons. It was a disappointing season for the organization they decide to get Horace Grant to help them out. They were the team to beat in the 1994-1995 season they had made it all the way to the NBA Finals to play the Houston Rockets the Magic lost all four games. Shaquille O’Neal decided to leave in 1996 to go play for the Lakers it was all about the money they offered him more then the Magic Orlando will never be the same with out Shaq. My perspective on this documentary I felt that Shaq should have never left the Magic he could of won a lot of championship in Orlando with Grant and Penny by his side. The GM should of just paid Shaq all the money he wanted so they could keep him. The way this documentary impacts my life is you should never take any thing for granted cause you don't know what you have until you lose it. I felt like this 30 for 30 film inspires me to never give up on what you really
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