Grayson Allen’s last shot rattled around and eventually missed its mark. This left an opening for his opponent—and the little boy didn’t waste it. The kid launched a ball at his target and watched it drop into place to beat the Utah Jazz rookie in a game of basketball Connect Four.
“It’s some extra free-throw practice,” a smiling Allen said afterward, “so I won’t miss one in a game.”
A short distance away, Jazz forward Royce O’Neale was locked in a high-speed car race with Jazz Bear and senior airman January Goklish.
But for Allen and O’Neale, Thursday night was more than a chance to cut loose and have some fun playing games at Dave & Buster’s in Salt Lake City.