Former Toronto Raptors forward Norman Powell, left, drives to the basket against Golden State Warriors guard Quinn Cook during the fourth quarter of Game 5 of the 2019 NBA Finals at Scotiabank Arena.

Out for drinks one night last year in Montreal, Eric Smith figured his workday was done.

Smith, who has just entered his 21st season as the play-by-play voice of the Toronto Raptors on The Fan 590, was with the team as it held its training camp at the Universite of Quebec at Montreal. He’d met up with a friend at a bar one evening when his phone rang after midnight. The name on the screen? One-time Raptor Chris Childs.

“I had to excuse myself from the bar and go outside and talk in an alley for almost damn near 45 minutes because he thought of something else that he wanted to say,” Smith

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