Beep! Beep! Magic coach Jamahl Mosley’s pre-game media session interrupted by false alarms
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Evidently, the alarm system at the Kia Center in Orlando didn’t want to hear about the Magic possibly arriving in Game 7 against the Detroit Pistons.
Alarms began ringing in the arena during Magic coach Jamahl Mosley’s pre-game media availability before Game 6 of the series Friday night, as he was asked whether injured forward Franz Wagner would be able to play in Game 7.
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And as that question was asked, the car horns began.
“This is not a good sign,” Mosley said.
Mosley continued to answer the question, explaining that it all depends on how Wagner responds to treatment. He did this while a computerized voice gave instructions on what the people who were in the building at the time should do.
The alarms went off again a few seconds later, and Mosley decided now was the right time to end the speech.
“Okay, okay, thanks, I appreciate it,” Mosley said.
For the record, a team official confirmed that the alarms were false. And Detroit coach J.B. Bickerstaff’s pre-game media session, which began about 10 minutes after Mosley’s ended, passed without any alarm.
The Magic took a 3-2 lead in Game 6 of the series on Friday.
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