Perhaps it happened when he swatted the ball into the second row.
Perhaps it was on one of his putback dunks.
Perhaps it was when he was defending Dwyane Wade’s full-length inbounds pass in the final second with his seven-foot, 10-inch wingspan.
Or perhaps it was when he sent out this postgame tweet.
Whichever moment it was, if you are a fan of the Orlando Magic, the odds are that Mo Bamba officially won you over on Wednesday night during the Magic’s season-opening 104-101 win over the Miami Heat.
It’s comes as no shock that the Magic’s prized rookie would win over the fanbase, it’s how quickly it happened that comes as the pleasant surprise.