Throughout the game, as the hometown fans would grow quiet to help the Raptors focus as they prepared to shoot free throws, DeMar's daughter Diar would scream at the top of her lungs. The screaming could be heard very clearly on the ESPN broadcast of the game.
We have seen screaming during NBA games before, but nothing quite like this.Have you heard the screaming from the crowd every time the Raptors take a free throw?
— THE SHIFT (@theshift_sports) April 13, 2023
It's literally DeMar DeRozan's daughter 😠pic.twitter.com/7nnIqpfbtO
Late in the third quarter, ESPN cameras caught Diar in the act of shrieking while Fred VanVleet was at the line.
The screaming didn't work that time, but appeared to succeed in the end, as the Raptors missed 18 free throws for the game as they lost to the Bulls 109-105 and were eliminated from postseason play. You would have to say that Diar gets some credit for the Bulls win.ESPN broadcast confirms that girl who has been screaming on every Raptors free throw is DeMar DeRozan's daughter. pic.twitter.com/8hvD8DWmj3
— Steph Noh (@StephNoh) April 13, 2023
The Bulls will now head to Miami in an elimination game against the Heat to earn the number 8 seed in the Eastern Conference. No official word yet if Diar will be there, but to pull off a second straight elimination game victory on the road, they could use the extra help.
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