Magic Rookie Tristan da Silva Wastes No Time in Getting Accustomed to Orlando Community

The booming voice of Bo Outlaw rang out as the former forward, now the community ambassador for the Orlando Magic, was directing traffic.

He was clearing a path for an eager young boy to make his way to Tristan da Silva, the Orlando Magic’s newest rookie participating in his first community give-back event, for a picture. The seas parted, da Silva happily obliged and wrapped an arm around the child’s shoulder and smiled as Outlaw took the picture.

In this, moments before he’d engage in a service project with United Against Poverty in Orlando, da Silva received his first sign of how tight the bond is between the city and it’s pro basketball team.

“I feel like as a basketball player most of the time you’re in this bubble, working with only people that are in the basketball field,” da Silva said on Tuesday. “Getting outside of that and being aware of the people you have an impact on, the influence you have on the community, is big.”

da Silva, Outlaw and Magic staffers through the franchise’s volunteer program (MVP) spent Tuesday afternoon celebrating 100,000 hours of community service to the Central Florida community. They assisted in sorting, cleaning and stocking supplies for United Against Poverty’s Member Marketplace, Member Share Grocery, Emergency Food Pantry and the STEP Clothing Closet.