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WEARING HIS blue plaid draft day jacket, palms sweating and visibly nervous, Jonathan Isaac walks to the podium to give his first sermon.
“This season is the best season of my life, but I’m not playing right now,” the 20-year-old Magic rookie tells the audience on a Sunday morning in mid-January.
Isaac injured his right ankle just three weeks into the season and hasn’t been fully healthy since. To say his rookie year hasn’t gone according to plan would be an understatement.
“There’s insecurities, and there’s doubt in my mind,” he continues. “Like, what are people thinking about me? Are people calling me a bust behind my back? Are my teammates, like, When is Jonathan going to play?”
“And I’m in the best season of my life because I’m growing [spiritually],” he says as the church erupts in applause.
The jitters quickly melt away, and Isaac delivers a
