SALT LAKE CITY – When they cleared the picturesque Wasatch mountain range and landed in Salt Lake City on Tuesday afternoon, the Orlando Magic did something that no other team in the 30-year history of the franchise had ever accomplished on a road trip.
This accomplishment, however, wasn’t one the stumbling, road-weary Magic were exactly jumping for joy over or celebrating.
For the first time since the franchise started playing basketball in 1989, the Magic are hitting all four continental U.S. time zones on a road trip. Starting their journey back on Dec. 30, 2018, the Magic have traveled from Orlando to Charlotte, Charlotte to Chicago, Chicago to Minnesota, Minneapolis to Los Angeles, L.