There was tension as media members and Orlando Magic staff members huddled around televisions before the Magic took on the Indiana Pacers at the Amway Center.
Everything was out of their control and there was a game to play in the midst of a playoff push that had a lot of uncertainty. But everyone seemed to be cheering for the understated big man to get his due.
The singer for the national anthem was getting ready to belt out the first notes of the Star-Spangled Banner the Orlando Magic logo and Nikola Vucevic‘s name came across the screen.