Late-night Raptors games offer families bonding time, push bedtime rules
Raptors fan Kurt Peacock admits he’s really pushing bedtime back as he lets his 11-year-old watch their beloved team make a championship bid this week.
Aside from wanting him to witness history in the making, the Saint John, N.B., dad considers it precious bonding time, as well as a chance to pass on his knowledge of the game.
“My son plays centre on his basketball team so I wanted to show him some tricks,” Peacock recalls of one especially exhilarating Finals game between the Raptors and reigning champs the Golden State Warriors.
“There was a key play in which (centre) Marc Gasol was part of a pick-and-roll and I wanted to highlight it to my son. I looked over and he was fast asleep.”