It’s 4:30 P.M eastern time, half an hour before my scheduled interview with rising Canadian NBA star Andrew Nicholson, a member of the Orlando Magic and an integral piece of Canada’s basketball future. I quickly fill up my glass of water, glance at my notes and a few blinks later Nicholson and I finally connect as Team Canada wraps up another gruesome practice on a hot, steamy summer afternoon in Orlando, Florida.After making his Canadian National team debut against Jamaica in front of family, friends and a cozy sold out Toronto home crowd, Nicholson is happy to be away from the distractions and satisfied to be back in familiar territory. Its a place he enjoys and is happy to call “his home, away from home.” […]
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Andrew Nicholson: Deadly Combination
It’s 4:30 P.M eastern time, half an hour before my scheduled interview with rising Canadian NBA star Andrew Nicholson, a member of the Orlando Magic and an integral piece of Canada’s basketball future. I quickly fill up my glass of water, glance at my notes and a few blinks later Nicholson and I finally connect as Team Canada wraps up another gruesome practice on a hot, steamy summer afternoon in Orlando, Florida.After making his Canadian National team debut against Jamaica in front of family, friends and a cozy sold out Toronto home crowd, Nicholson is happy to be away from the distractions and satisfied to be back in familiar territory. Its a place he enjoys and is happy to call “his home, away from home.” […]
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