Far East Trip Thrill For Orlando Magic

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Each coach and player approaches a road trip differently, especially one the length and magnitude of the Orlando Magic's nine-day journey through China.

Head coach Stan Van Gundy wanted to spend a large chunk of the 17-hour flight reviewing everything the Magic have done the past two weeks and everything they will do while in the Far East.

Pat Garrity packed two 600-page novels to pass the time. Dwight Howard had his PlayStation 2 video player, always a travel companion of his on any journey. Jameer Nelson was much like a kid traveling to Disney World because he was so giddy about seeing the sights in a faraway land.

Then there's center Adonal Foyle, the kind of deep thinker who usually sticks out in an NBA locker room the way Bill O'Reilly would at a rap concert.

As soon as Foyle found out months ago the Magic would be traveling to China, he went to work studying dynamics of the country, particularly Shanghai. Foyle, a political activist who once made a presentation to former President Bill Clinton, is fascinated with how China has been able to thrive even as much of the world has experienced an economic downturn.

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source : floridatoday.com