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Kyle Lowry was heavily conflicted after Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri decided to trade his brother in arms in DeMar DeRozan to the San Antonio Spurs in a blockbuster deal for Kawhi Leonard. Yet the 6-foot floor general never actually asked for a trade upon his best friend’s departure: “I didn’t ask for a trade. […]

Having broken through to the NBA Finals for the first time in franchise history, Kyle Lowry and the Toronto Raptors are in dream land right now. However, they are anything but finished, as Lowry himself reiterated that for the Raptors, the ultimate goal remains to be going all the way to win the NBA title. […]

With the preparations for the upcoming NBA Finals in full swing for the Toronto Raptors, veteran point guard Kyle Lowry took a moment to share how he has been in touch with former teammate DeMar DeRozan throughout Toronto’s impressive postseason run. Lowry explained how he has kept his bond with DeRozan despite how they parted […]

The Toronto Raptors will be ready for the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals, regardless whether Kevin Durant and DeMarcus Cousins play or not. Ahead of their meeting with the reigning NBA Champions, Raptors guard Kyle Lowry emphasized that they are not preparing against the Dubs with the idea that KD or Coursins will […]

Despite Danny Green’s failure to make an impact in their series versus the Milwaukee Bucks, Kyle Lowry is still optimistic that his Toronto Raptors teammate will get it figured out in the NBA Finals. It is no secret that the Raptors are heavy underdogs going against the Golden State Warriors. However, Lowry is confident that […]

The Toronto Raptors may have gone 2-0 against the Golden State Warriors during the regular season, but Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry says that means nothing as far as their Finals matchup is concerned: Kyle Lowry on the Raptors beating the Warriors twice this season: “The regular season doesn’t matter.” pic.twitter.com/BcsE4ah24G — Yahoo Sports Canada […]

Toronto Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry is in the NBA Finals for the first time in his career, but don’t think for a second that the pressure of playing on the game’s biggest stage is getting to him: “It’s basketball. Ain’t no pressure. It’s fun. This is amazing,” said Lowry, according to Blake Murphy of […]

Toronto Raptors superstar Kawhi Leonard is known as a no-nonsense guy who doesn’t show much emotion and gives straightforward answers to the media, making him almost seem like a robot. However, Raptors teammate Kyle Lowry insists Leonard is a fun guy who likes to joke around, according to Michael Lee of The Athletic: “Right away, […]

Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry has been huge for the team in the Eastern Conference Finals, providing much-needed help to Kawhi Leonard and making plays happen when the team needed it the most. He clearly showed how valuable he is to the team. But things weren’t as smooth sailing as it is now. During the […]

Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry will receive a $500,000 incentive after helping the team reach the NBA Finals. According to The Athletic’s Blake Murphy, the incentive was part of Lowry’s contract but was dubbed as ‘unlikely.’ Apparently, the word not only describes the management’s belief on this team prior to this season but also some […]

Following his team’s 100-94 series-clinching victory against the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday night, Toronto Raptors shooting guard Danny Green could not help but take a shot at teammate Kyle Lowry and his initial reaction to last summer’s blockbuster trade deal. Much like the rest of the basketball community, Lowry felt a bit of betrayal following […]

Toronto Raptors All-Star point guard Kyle Lowry says the trade which brought veteran center Marc Gasol from the Memphis Grizzlies to Toronto took the team’s “IQ to another level.” Gasol is one of the best passing big men in NBA history. He’s not as dominant as he used to be in terms of scoring, but […]

Toronto Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry has played with superstar small forward Kawhi Leonard all season, and he still gets goosebumps watching the All-World swingman play. Leonard put on another show in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Thursday against the Milwaukee Bucks, finishing with 35 points to lead the Raptors to a […]

The Toronto Raptors overcame a two-game deficit in the Eastern Conference Finals to put the Milwaukee Bucks at the brink of elimination, winning three straight games, including a 105-99 victory on the road on Thursday. Point guard Kyle Lowry praised new teammate Kawhi Leonard, who has been the difference-maker at both ends of the floor. […]

Toronto Raptors point man Kyle Lowry explained how it is that his team managed to flip the script on the Milwaukee Bucks after going down 0-2 in the series. The second seed in the East seemingly hit the download button after losing the first two games, making all the right plays down the stretch to […]

For Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry, Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks is the ‘likely MVP of the league’ given his dominance. After their big Game 5 win which put them up 3-2 in the Eastern Conference Finals, Lowry talked about how they tried to contain Antetokounmpo. He shared that they tried to throw out […]

Toronto Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry is now the franchise leader in playoff points. Lowry accomplished the feat in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday. Your NEW franchise leader in playoff points Congrats, @Klow7! #WeTheNorth pic.twitter.com/J8bwPchJw3 — Toronto Raptors (@Raptors) May 24, 2019 Lowry is playing in his […]

The Toronto Raptors won Games 3 and 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals with Kawhi Leonard laboring. Now, as this series shifts back to the Milwaukee Bucks’ home court for the first of a best-of-three, comes news that the Raptors’ second-best player is experiencing major discomfort, too. On Wednesday, Nick Nurse elaborated on the extent […]

The “Kawhi effect” is something the Toronto Raptors have experienced for most of this season, a gravitational pull which they had not seen with former shooting guard DeMar DeRozan in past seasons. Point guard Kyle Lowry has reaped the benefits of having a player of Leonard’s caliber in the lineup, as it was his shot-making […]

Toronto Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry says superstar small forward Kawhi Leonard is “probably the best two-way basketball player in the NBA.” We can take the word “probably” out for Lowry because there’s no doubt Leonard is the best two-way player in the game. No one in the NBA impacts the game on the defensive […]

Aside from a couple of performances here and there, Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry has not had a great postseason, as he is averaging 13.7 points, 6.4 assists, 5.1 rebounds and 1.3 steals over 37.2 minutes per game while shooting 43.4 percent from the floor, 34.1 percent from 3-point range and 73.8 percent from the […]

The Los Angeles Lakers could reportedly have trade interest in Toronto Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry this summer, according to Sean Deveney of Sporting News. If Kawhi Leonard leaves the Raptors this offseason in free agency, the Raptors might look to trade Lowry and enter a full rebuild. There’s also interest in point guard Kyle […]

The Toronto Raptors rode their Game 7 buzzer-beating momentum all the way through the first 36 minutes of their first game in Milwaukee. Then the fourth quarter happened. What had been a 7-to-10 point lead throughout evaporated as the club was outscored 17-32, going 5-for-22 from the field. Kawhi Leonard, who had been nothing short […]

Danny Green struggled to have the impact a player of his caliber should have as a utility man for the Toronto Raptors in Game 1 against the Milwaukee Bucks. The 3-and-D specialist put up only six points and six rebounds, taking only five shots despite being part of an eight-man rotation employed by coach Nick […]

Despite a bombastic performance from Kyle Lowry in a testy Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Milwaukee Bucks, the Toronto Raptors fell apart late, as the rest of his team unable to make a single shot to help him lead them to victory. The Raptors had a grip in the ball game […]

Despite the loss to the Milwaukee Bucks in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals, Toronto Raptors head coach Nick nurse hailed Kyle Lowry’s performance. Per NBA TV in a postgame conference, Nurse was confident that every shot that Lowry took would swish the net. “Every time he let it go tonight, you were like […]

The Toronto Raptors and Milwaukee Bucks played a hard-fought Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals. The Raptors were coming off a thrilling Game 7 in the previous round in which Kawhi Leonard produced one of the wildest buzzer-beaters in winner-take-all games in NBA history, but now the team had to turn around and duke […]

The Milwaukee Bucks and Toronto Raptors faced off in the first game of the Eastern Conference Finals on Wednesday night in Milwaukee, and the Bucks were looking to win the franchise’s first ECF game since 2001 against the Philadelphia 76ers. Though the Raptors started off strong and took a 59-51 lead into halftime, the Bucks […]

The Toronto Raptors will be facing the Milwaukee Bucks in the Eastern Conference Finals later tonight, but there’s a bit of concern regarding the thumb injury of All-Star guard Kyle Lowry. Lowry dislocated his right thumb in the Raptors’ Game 7 win against the Philadelphia 76ers in the Eastern Conference semi-finals. Although he’s still having […]

Raptors star Kyle Lowry has been nearly nullified by the Milwaukee Bucks in this past regular season, and while he’s well aware of his struggles against this Eastern Conference Finals opponent, he won’t make much of what transpired earlier in the season. Lowry scored an average of 6.3 points per game in three meetings against […]

When the national spotlight turns to the Toronto Raptors, it usually focuses on star forward Kawhi Leonard. Guard Kyle Lowry has played second fiddle to the dominant forward all season, due to Leonard’s brilliance. However, Lowry isn’t too shabby himself. Teammate Marc Gasol praised his point guard in an interview with The Athletic’s Blake Murphy, […]

Ahead of a do-or-die Game 7, the Philadelphia 76ers and Toronto Raptors players are in two different headspaces. The Raptors, who play the game at home, can relax and enjoy the creature comforts of home, while the 76ers are on the road in drizzly Toronto – where rain showers are expected on Sunday. This is […]

Toronto Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry says Marc Gasol and Serge Ibaka are speaking Spanish on the floor when the two are playing together. Ibaka and Gasol have played on the Spanish national team together. Raptors head coach Nick Nurse has been pairing the two big men together lately and it’s helping Toronto make things […]

Kyle Lowry became only the second player to score 1,000 playoff points in Toronto Raptors history. Lowry finished with 19 points in Game 5 of their 2019 NBA Eastern Conference Semis series against the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday night. According to ESPN, his production was enough for him to join DeMar DeRozan on the list […]

Toronto Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry says the thing that impresses him the most about superstar small forward Kawhi Leonard is how the swingman never gets too high or too low. Leonard is arguably the quietest superstar in NBA history. He doesn’t wear his emotions on his sleeve and keeps the same stoic expression on […]

In the days/hours leading to the trade deadline last February, the Toronto Raptors were definitely one of the most active teams. They were committed to going all in this season, and looked prepared to do what had to be done in order to help them in their quest. However, one reported potential trade deal — […]

Toronto Raptors point man Kyle Lowry and team president Masai Ujiri had a much-needed sit down conversation to clear things up after months had passed since the latter traded his backcourt mate and best friend DeMar DeRozan in the offseason. Lowry had been all business from the start of the season but had yet to […]

After their Game 4 win over the Philadelphia 76ers, Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry compared Kawhi Leonard’s dominance to a former teammate of his — Yao Ming. In Game 4, Leonard scored a game-high 39 points on 13-of-20 shooting from the field and 5-of-7 from downtown. He also snagged 14 rebounds and had five assists. […]

Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry was irate over a non-call early in the third quarter. He wanted the game officials to know that he was smacked in the face, and that they should’ve called a foul. But if there was a foul in the play, it should be on him. Kyle arguing for the foul […]