The venue may have been a tad smaller than Jurassic Park, but the fighting spirit on display at the Game 5 viewing party Monday night at the Hospital for Sick Children was just as palpable.
“I’m most excited about the Raptors winning the championship and putting Toronto on the chart,” said Bianca Richards, 8, munching on popcorn and clad in a red Raptors hat and shirt.
Anyone meeting the excited second-grader from Ajax would be shocked to learn doctors removed a tumour from her brain a little over three weeks ago.
Richards, who said her favourite player was “Drake,” was one of about 30 young patients gathered in the Sick Kids’ atrium with family and friends to cheer on the home team.