Pat Williams is talking about his old friends finally having a place to call their own.
He is telling me about their long and winding journey, where they came from, where they’ve been and how — at long last — they’ve reached their final destination.
“It makes me smile to see all my old friends happy and content that they are all together as one, big happy family,” says Williams, the co-founder of the Orlando Magic and the man largely responsible for bringing professional sports to Orlando. “There were times in the past, I could hear them whispering to me at night, ‘We’re tired of living in cardboard boxes. Rescue us from the darkness. Help us find the light. Help us find a home.’ "
