The scheduled playoff opener between the Toronto Raptors and Washington Wizards was briefly delayed by an unlikely obstacle.
With Toronto experiencing heavy precipitation on Saturday, the roof at Air Canada Centre was leaking ahead of tipoff in Game 1, resulting in a brief delay in the opener of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals.
Hearing there's a roof leak at the Air Canada Centre. The Wizards' security guy is standing on the baseline, pointing up to the roof. There's a towel on the floor. #Raptors #icestorm #nbaplayoffs
— Lori Ewing (@Ewingsports) April 14, 2018
Update: the ACC roof is leaking. Men with towels are definitely wiping the floor right now.
— Raptors HQ (@RaptorsHQ) April 14, 2018
There’s a leaky roof at Air Canada Centre #DCFamily #WizRaptors #WeTheNorth #NBA pic.twitter.com/UhOoFK5L5V
— Chris Miller (@cmillsnbcs) April 14, 2018
So … the roof is leaking at Wizards-Raptors. pic.twitter.com/RrIjQnD4PF
— SB Nation (@SBNation) April 14, 2018
Believe it or not, this isn’t the first time in 2018 something like this has happened. Since the leak was dripping onto the court, it wasn’t something that both teams could just play through.
Game 1 was slightly delayed, but things did eventually tip off, so apparently everything checked out alright — eventually.
