ORLANDO – In between serving scoops of eggs and potatoes onto plates for those the most in need, Orlando Magic CEO Alex Martins was informed that standout guards Victor Oladipo and Elfrid Payton had showed up – totally unprompted – because they wanted to help give back on Thanksgiving morning.
Martins was then forced to plow through the wave of emotion that came across him after realizing that even players such as Oladipo and Payton – ones who played 26 and 35 minutes respectively in Orlando’s defeat of New York just 10 hours earlier – were onboard and committed to the Magic’s mission of community service.