There would normally be weddings and dancing and parties and speeches and those uncomfortable convention events where people stand around sipping cocktails and eating canapés and figuring out who was important to get to know.
And now it’s a space where they lift weights and get medical treatment, take cold baths and watch video, and go about the daily business of becoming a championship-calibre NBA team.
These are not normal times in the ballroom of the yet-to-be-opened JW Marriott in downtown Tampa, Fla., but, then again, the Raptors are not a normal NBA franchise these days.