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The 2018-19 NBA season was unquestionably the greatest year in the history of the Toronto Raptors franchise. What began with a controversial trade to send beloved franchise hero DeMar DeRozan to the San Antonio Spurs in exchange for mercurial superstar Kawhi Leonard ended in glory. Leonard embarked on one of the greatest postseason runs in […]

The Toronto Raptors are coming off their best season in franchise history, as they won their first NBA championship behind the strength of a magnificent playoff performance by Kawhi Leonard. Of course, Leonard is no longer around, as he signed with the Los Angeles Clippers this summer. So, the Raptors went from champions to playoff […]

Toronto Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry has recently admitted that one of the most satisfying moments of last season’s historic run was being able to defeat the Philadelphia 76ers in the second round of the playoffs. According to the five-time All-Star, being a Philly native himself provided a bit of motivation, but at the end […]

It was indeed a crazy season for Kyle Lowry and the Toronto Raptors after their team went all the way to win their first NBA title in franchise history. Recently, the 33-year-old veteran opened up about the roller coaster experience, and described it as exactly that — crazy. “It’s crazy,” Lowry said of the feeling […]

After the Toronto Raptors defeated the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals, Raptors All-Star point guard Kyle Lowry said he was going to bring the Larry O’Brien trophy “to the hood.” Lowry fulfilled his promise on Friday, as the Raptors guard brought the Larry O’Brien trophy back to North Philly: Kyle Lowry brought the […]

The Toronto Raptors achieved something special last season. Early on, this was a year that many had already chalked up as another championship going in the favor of the powerhouse side that was the Golden State Warriors — and for good reason. However, in truly an amazing series of events, the Raptors somehow upset the […]

The NBA offseason is basically over and done with as far as player movement is concerned. Sure, there might be a trade or two between now and October, but for the most part, teams are rolling with what they have for now. So, the next natural time for big trades to occur is in February, […]

Another All-Star has decided to withdraw his commitment to Team USA with less than three weeks remaining before the FIBA World Cup. Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry has officially announced on Instagram that he will not be playing for the US men’s national basketball team. https://www.instagram.com/p/B1FDGoOlBBz/ Lowry has been dealing with an injury to his […]

Two months after helping the Toronto Raptors win its first-ever NBA championship, veteran point guard Kyle Lowry is now part of Team USA’s training camp roster, hoping that he’ll make it to the squad that will head to China to compete in the FIBA World Cup. But Lowry is not playing for fame and recognition. […]

Toronto Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry is looking forward to bringing his leadership to the relatively young Team USA that will compete in the 2019 FIBA World Cup in China. Lowry told Kristen Ledlow of NBA TV that he is looking forward to using his experience to lead USA Basketball to success this summer. He […]

Toronto Raptors All-Star point guard Kyle Lowry says small forward Pascal Siakam is “going to get paid” next summer. Siakam will make $2,351,839 in 2019-20. He has a qualifying offer worth $3,487,777 for the 2020-21 season. Once the Raptors offer Siakam that qualifying offer, the talented swingman will enter restricted free agency, with all signs […]

The Toronto Raptors will get a much-awaited Christmas Day game, customary of championship-winning teams, after years of getting snubbed out of it. Point guard Kyle Lowry was never one to complain, but even if this symbolic Christmas game is a one-and-done ordeal, he won’t let anyone discredit their championship effort, even if it came with […]

Kyle Lowry is bullish on playing for Team USA once again after being part of the team that brought gold for a third straight time at the Rio 2016 Olympics. The Toronto Raptors floor general played the majority of the postseason with a torn ligament in his left thumb, one that is now encased in […]

Toronto Raptors All-Star point guard Kyle Lowry is confident the Raptors are going to be a good team in 2019-20 even though superstar small forward Kawhi Leonard is gone. Leonard left the Raptors after one season to sign with the Los Angeles Clippers in free agency this summer. With Leonard out of the picture, pundits […]

Kawhi Leonard texted Kyle Lowry on July 6 he was leaving the Toronto Raptors and signing with the Los Angeles Clippers in free agency, ending his magical one-year run with the Raptors. Leonard, a California native, signed a three-year, $103.14 million contract with the Clippers. The three-time All-Star and two-time Defensive Player of the Year […]

All-Star point guard Kyle Lowry says he has had no conversations with the Toronto Raptors about his future, but is open to signing an extension with the franchise, according to Chris Mannix of Sports Illustrated. Lowry has one-year left on his deal with the Raptors. He’ll make $33,296,296 next season. Kyle Lowry tells @SInow that […]

Toronto Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry is planning to meet his doctors during the next few days and hoping to practice with USA Basketball for Team USA’s upcoming workouts in Los Angeles next week, according to Tim Reynolds of The Associated Press. Lowry has been hoping to take part in the upcoming World Cup competition, […]

If the Toronto Raptors decide to blow up the roster at the February 2020 trade deadline, an NBA executive believes Kyle Lowry, Marc Gasol and Serge Ibaka will “have some value to contenders.” The Raptors lost superstar small forward Kawhi Leonard to the Los Angeles Clippers in free agency this summer. It’s believed president Masai […]

According to the statistics at Basketball-Reference.com, Toronto Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry has a higher chance of making it to the Hall of Fame than Los Angeles Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard. Lowry’s Hall of Fame probability is 13th-most among active players (65.2% chance to make it into the Hall of Fame), which gives the former […]

Toronto Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry is expected to be recovered enough from thumb surgery to participate in the upcoming USA Basketball training camp ahead of the FIBA World Cup: Sources: Cleveland Cavaliers star Kevin Love is expected to withdraw from Team USA's training camp for World Cup. Toronto Raptors All-Star Kyle Lowry remains committed […]

Toronto Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry has hired Mark Bartelstein of Priority Sports as his new agent. Lowry has one year left on his contract with the Raptors. The All-Star guard will make $33.3 million in 2019-20 and become an unrestricted free agent in the summer of 2020: Toronto Raptors All-Star guard Kyle Lowry, who […]

Kawhi Leonard’s tenure in Toronto came to an abrupt end when the two-time NBA Finals MVP defected to the Los Angeles Clippers. The Raptors need a new player to spearhead the franchise. The defending champion Raptors are counting on Pascal Siakam, the league’s Most Improved Player of the 2018-19 season, to become the centerpiece of […]

Toronto Raptors star point guard Kyle Lowry underwent left thumb surgery to repair a tendon injury, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Lowry played through the injury throughout much of the playoffs, including the NBA Finals. Lowry is hoping to be ready for USA Basketball training camp in August, with the FIBA World Cup coming right after […]

The 2018-19 NBA season was a story of redemption for Toronto Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry, though it hardly started out that way. Fresh off yet another defeat at the hands of LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2018 playoffs, Lowry had to endure a full offseason of scrutiny with respect to his […]

The Toronto Raptors have no intentions to trade key players Marc Gasol, Kyle Lowry, and Serge Ibaka, despite the fact that they have expiring contracts which the team can use as trade chips to start their rebuild. It seems like they will be sticking with their current roster for now and see what happens at […]

Although the Toronto Raptors had the opportunity to make one final play in their quest to re-sign Kawhi Leonard, they simply could not pull together a package strong enough to land Paul George, which would be the ultimate determinant in Leonard’s decision to sign with the Los Angeles Clippers. And while Toronto should still be […]

Kyle Lowry wasn’t shy of confidence this postseason, and he showed it by making some big-time guarantees to his former college coach, Villanova’s Jay Wright. Chris Mannix of Sports Illustrated detailed a passage in which Lowry told his college coach the Toronto Raptors would overcome adversity, first promising team president Masai Ujiri a four-game win […]

Newly crowned NBA champion Kyle Lowry won’t try to make a compelling case for teammate Kawhi Leonard to stay with the Toronto Raptors this summer. Lowry and company have given him perhaps the greatest single reason to stay after winning an NBA title earlier this month. The rest is solely on Leonard, as Lowry puts […]

Kyle Lowry’s ascent to stardom has been one riddled with questions, doubts, and many ups and downs throughout the way. The Toronto Raptors point guard had a rough start in his first five seasons in the NBA, managing to stick around after only getting 30 starts to his name through his first half-decade of experience […]

For the first time in the franchise’s 24-year history, the Toronto Raptors are NBA champions after defeating the Golden State Warriors in the 2019 NBA Finals. Kawhi Leonard showed the poise that is expected from a former Finals MVP, as he led his new team to the coveted Promised Land of basketball. The 6-foot-7 forward […]

Toronto Raptors shooting guard Danny Green has revealed that All-Star point guard Kyle Lowry’s grandmother passed away around the 2019 NBA Finals. Green says Lowry didn’t tell a lot of people and kept continuing to play. “The crazy thing is – nobody knew this – he kind of did it, he kept it under wraps […]

You’re going to cringe when you hear (read?) what I’m about to say, as it’s one the most cliche statements in the NBA and other sports but still never fails to be 100 percent accurate: Father Time is undefeated. It doesn’t matter who these athletes are. They are still human beings with mortal bodies, and […]

Toronto Raptors All-Star point guard Kyle Lowry says he wore a Damon Stoudamire jersey during Monday’s championship parade as a tribute to Stoudamire and the humble beginnings of the franchise. The Raptors’ first season in the NBA was back in 1995. Toronto drafted Stoudamire with the seventh overall pick in the 1995 Draft out of […]

As expected, Toronto Raptors fans gave point guard Kyle Lowry and small forward Kawhi Leonard the loudest cheers at the championship parade on Monday. Lowry is the longest tenured player on the team and loved in Toronto. Leonard, meanwhile, has become a Raptors legend in just one season, as he brought a title to Toronto […]

Like most of the basketball-loving world, Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry knows that his teammate, Kawhi Leonard, is up for free agency this summer. Whether or not Leonard will choose to re-sign with Toronto remains to be seen, but Lowry and the fans at Monday’s championship parade are making it clear that they want him […]

The Toronto Raptors celebrated their first NBA title in franchise history with a parade through the streets of downtown Toronto on Monday morning. During the celebration, Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry was asked to comment on the response that he and his teammates received from the crowd in attendance. In his reply, Lowry had words […]

Toronto Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry decided to pay homage to Damon Stoudamire during Monday morning’s championship parade celebration by wearing his No. 20 jersey. Kyle Lowry out here rocking a Damon Stoudamire jersey 👀 pic.twitter.com/xJNlOs0Cxm — TSN (@TSN_Sports) June 17, 2019 As most Raptors fans know, Stoudamire was Toronto’s first ever draft pick. The […]

After seven long years and a number of playoff disappointments, Kyle Lowry was finally able to bring a championship to the Toronto Raptors. The Raptors were emboldened by the acquisition of superstar Kawhi Leonard as well as the growth of guys like Pascal Siakam, but Lowry still provided that crucial heartbeat that helped to define […]

Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry was emotional after leading his team to the championship on Thursday. He finished with 26 points, 10 assists and seven rebounds in their series-clinching Game 6 victory over the Golden State Warriors. After the euphoria of their title victory wore off, Lowry posted a short but heartfelt message on Instagram. […]