ESPN 30 for 30 ‘This Magic Moment’ TV Schedule and Documentary Preview

April 14th, 2016 by Joseph Zucker Leave a reply »

Before Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant became arguably the NBA's most lethal duo with the Oklahoma City Thunder, Anfernee Hardaway and Shaquille O'Neal looked to be building a dynasty with the Orlando Magic.

The arc of the 1990s Magic will be the subject of ESPN's newest 30 for 30 documentary, This Magic Moment. Directors Gentry Kirby and Erin Leyden interviewed both Hardaway and O'Neal in addition to others around the team to get the firsthand account of Orlando's wildly successful run and ultimate decline.

 

When: Thursday, April 14, at 9 p.m. ET

Watch: ESPN

 

The timing of the documentary is somewhat coincidental, coming less than a week after Sam Hinkie resigned as the Philadelphia 76ers' general manager and president of basketball operations. The way in which Hinkie wanted to build the Sixers isn't altogether different from how the Magic became an NBA title contender. 

Through their first three years in the NBA, Orlando won .398 percent of its games. The Magic lost a lot of games, but they also collected a slew of lottery picks. They didn't hi ...

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