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In a very heart-wrenching scene before the Toronto Raptors’ road game against the Washington Wizards, Kyle Lowry was seen doing his pre-game routines with longtime teammate DeMar DeRozan. The NBA TV panel got wind of the sentimental scene, and Lowry explained why he still does his old pre-game handshake with DeRozan. "He's always going to […]

Kyle Lowry is in a tough position with the Toronto Raptors. On one hand, he’s under contract for two more seasons so he has to be fully invested in the team. But on the other hand, he’s still frustrated with the way DeMar DeRozan was treated by the organization. Videos captured footage of Lowry performing […]

The Toronto Raptors’ star guard Kyle Lowry just got ejected in a preseason game. Check out the clip below posted by Bleacher Report to see what led the Lowry’s ejection early in the third quarter in their preseason game against the Brooklyn Nets. Lowry got ejected… from a preseason game 🙃 pic.twitter.com/Ye8O7x0tO4 — Bleacher Report […]

Toronto Raptors star point guard Kyle Lowry is not just known for dishing out assists on the basketball court. The burly veteran guard has always enjoyed assisting people and giving back to the community. ESPN’s Marc J. Spears tweeted out how Lowry plans to spend the Canadian Thanksgiving Day: Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry and […]

The biggest questions for the Toronto Raptors surround Kawhi Leonard. Will he stay their long-term? Is he happy to be in Toronto? Will he be able to finally lead the Raptors to their first appearance in the NBA Finals? These are all valid questions but first, how will Leonard and Kyle Lowry fit together on […]

For the second straight day, Toronto Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry declined to speak to the media following the team’s practice. For the second straight day Kyle Lowry declined to speak with the media. — Josh Lewenberg (@JLew1050) September 27, 2018 A couple of things here. One, this isn’t that big of a deal. Lowry […]

Wait, how have you been pronouncing Kyle Lowry’s name? It’s probably wrong, and you wouldn’t be the only person who was hopelessly pronouncing the Toronto Raptors point guard’s name. It’s pronounced Kyle, not Ky-le. Wait, what? We’ve been pronouncing @Klow7's name wrong the whole time 😳 pic.twitter.com/avS1jdyk5P — Bleacher Report NBA (@BR_NBA) September 26, 2018 Lowry […]

Toronto Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry had been dodging calls and texts from team officials, including president Masai Ujiri and new head coach Nick Nurse after the franchise traded his best friend, small forward DeMar DeRozan — according to a report from Josh Lewenberg of TSN.ca. The Raptors traded DeRozan to the San Antonio Spurs […]

Toronto Raptors star Kyle Lowry has recently exhibited how he is a true model professional. It was one of the busiest and ugliest summers in the history of the franchise, but the 32-year-old guard made it abundantly clear where his loyalty remains. When asked about what type of mindset he will have following a tumultuous […]

Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri expressed confidence in star point guard Kyle Lowry getting past the heartbreak of seeing former backcourt mate DeMar DeRozan traded to the San Antonio Spurs. Ujiri said he wasn’t surprised by Lowry’s reaction to the trade, but “is confident he’ll be a pro and lead the team once camp opens, […]

LeBron James is with the Los Angeles Lakers. Kawhi Leonard is with the Toronto Raptors. Anthony Davis and Julius Randle are a dynamic new front court. And in Boston, the Celtics return Kyrie Irving and Gordon Hayward. The NBA landscape has drastically changed and with it, brand new possibilities arise. The Golden State Warriors unlocked […]

As another season is set to unfold, the Minnesota Timberwolves find themselves in a precarious position that could undermine their championship aspirations. Superstar shooting guard Jimmy Butler, whom the team acquired via trade in 2017, recently declined a max contract extension that would pay him $110-million over four years. Reported rifts with several young teammates suggested […]

When news broke about DeMar DeRozan’s exit from the Toronto Raptors, there was also much talk about his relationship with backcourt partner Kyle Lowry. These two shared plenty of light moments in front of the camera, but behind the scenes, not everything was all giddy for Lowry and DeRozan. According to Dave Feschuk of the Toronto […]

Kyle Lowry isn’t sure if he’s spoken to Kawhi Leonard yet. That may sound strange, but he revealed that information in a hilarious exchange with reporters at Team USA minicamp on Friday. Josh Lewenberg of TSN Sports documented the exchange. Do you have a relationship with Kawhi? Lowry: "No."Have you spoken to him? KL: "I […]

Kyle Lowry is in a difficult position in Toronto. One of his closest friends, DeMar DeRozan, was traded away by the organization. Since then, the bad blood between DeRozan and Toronto has been made clear on numerous occasions. Lowry is between a rock and a hard place. For the time being, the Toronto point guard […]

San Antonio Spurs shooting guard DeMar DeRozan and Toronto Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry were teammates for the past six seasons for the team north of the border. The two developed a strong friendship during that time and it must be tough for the two of them to think about playing next season without one […]

Some in the NBA try to stay away from social media but for Houston Rockets Daryl Morey that isn’t the case. He might be the most active general manager in all of sports on social media, and he was back at it again on Saturday. Morey took over the Houston Rockets franchise’s esports organization, Clutch Gaming’s […]

This is LeBron James’ fault. Last May, the Toronto Raptors suffered a 4-0 sweep in back-to-back seasons at the hands of the Cleveland Cavaliers after a historic playoff series by the four-time Most Valuable Player. That ultimately led to the firing of coach Dwane Casey who ironically won Coach of the Year honors at the […]

The Toronto Raptors’ trade with the San Antonio Spurs has ended the NBA’s best bromance, separating All-Star shooting guard DeMar DeRozan from backcourt friend Kyle Lowry, who played all of his last six seasons alongside the Compton native. The duo was inseparable on and off the court, providing some of the sweetest and most endearing moments […]

The Toronto Raptors have shifted gears for the offseason after another embarrassing dismissal from the playoffs. As a result, it seems they have finally decided to shake things up. Rumors have surfaced that no one in Toronto is untouchable this offseason. According to Tony Jones of the Salt Lake City Tribune, point guard Kyle Lowry will […]

The Toronto Raptors just named their new head coach. First on the coach’s list is star guard Kyle Lowry. He intends to give him a more active role on offense. Nick Nurse, who was the Raptors’ assistant coach for the past five years, was named as the team’s head coach. As reported by Josh Lewenberg […]

For the Toronto Raptors, “evolve” seemed to be the word of last summer. Their isolation-heavy style of play wasn’t getting anywhere in the playoffs. Watching DeMar DeRozan and Kyle Lowry take turns disappointing everyone and their mothers year after year was disheartening, to say the least. Then, things changed this year. The ball moved more, as did Raptor […]

The case of the Raptors has to be the most unfortunate turn of events this season. From a team that held the best record in its conference, and arguably had the best roster in its history, Toronto sank to the absolute bottom in a span of just four postseason games. After being swept by LeBron […]

It appears that removing Coach of the Year nominee Dwayne Casey from the equation was only the first move for the Toronto Raptors in the imminent reboot of the team. News has now surfaced that the front office is reportedly looking into the possibility of trading either DeMar DeRozan or Kyle Lowry. According to Ryan […]

The Phoenix Suns were the big winners of last week’s 2018 NBA Draft Lottery when they were announced to have won the right to select the first overall pick. There’s no question that the Suns are the envy of just about every NBA team these days, as they have the luxury of picking the best […]

The Toronto Raptors will have to take a hard look at their roster this offseason after being swept out of the postseason for a second straight season. Among the likely candidates to find a new destination is the freshly-signed Kyle Lowry, who committed to return in a three-year, $100 million deal last summer. According to […]

Sitting alone at the podium after LeBron James’ game-winner in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals, Toronto Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry fielded one question after another with, undoubtedly, many more circling through his own mind. It was one of the few times Lowry faced the media alone after longtime collaborator DeMar DeRozan was […]

The Toronto Raptors season came to another disappointing end at the hands of the Cleveland Cavaliers in the postseason. As a result, Toronto has quickly decided to part ways with head coach Dwayne Casey. Just after their season came to an end, All-Star point guard Kyle Lowry immediately defended coach Casey in his end-of-season interview […]

The Toronto Raptors seem to be doing a lot of soul-searching after being eliminated by the Cleveland Cavaliers for the third year in a row.  For DeMar DeRozan, he said on Tuesday that this is the lowest feeling he has ever had. “This is probably the toughest, most frustrating, difficult, lowest feeling I’ve had,” DeMar […]

The narrative unfortunately continues for the Toronto Raptors: another year, another disappointing finish. As a result of a third straight series loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers in which the Raptors have lost 12 of the 14 playoff games, it could be time to make a major change. To no one’s surprise, head coach Dwane Casey […]

In the playoffs, you do not want to be down three games to none. It is very well documented that a team that is on the bottom end of that has never come back to win the series. It has been foolproof since a seven game series has become the norm, that it gets brought […]

It happened yet again to the Eastern Conference’s top-seeded Toronto Raptors. Cleveland Cavaliers superstar forward LeBron James heroics down the stretch of Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals broke the Raptors hearts with a game-winner off the glass for a stunning 105-103 for the Cavs. After the stunning loss, Raptors star point guard Kyle […]

Just like that, the Eastern Conference’s top-seeded Toronto Raptors are down 2-0 in their series with the Cleveland Cavaliers after they squandered two straight halftime leads at home. Following the Raptors’ 113-112 overtime loss in Game 1, they got completely outplayed in the second half of Thursday night’s Game 2 with a 128-110 rout at […]

Fifty-one weeks ago, Toronto Raptors President Masai Ujiri announced it was time for a cultural reset. Just before the Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers faced off last year’s NBA Finals, the All-Star duo of Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan met with Head Coach Dwane Casey in Oakland to strike a pact. Things would be […]

Kyle Lowry has passed through three different franchises throughout his NBA career and the Chicago Bulls haven’t been one of them. Yet, they might be the team this Toronto Raptors resemble the most, as Lowry brought back memories of Michael Jordan finally surging triumphant after conquering the Detroit Pistons in 1991, to earn his first […]

Since the dynamic, expressive and fun-loving pairing of Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan united in 2012-13, they’ve led the Toronto Raptors into the upper echelon of the Eastern Conference while pinning a combined eight All-Star badges to their red, black and white jerseys. With four Atlantic Division titles and a top Eastern Conference seed to […]

The biggest blockbuster movie of all-time hits theaters worldwide today, when Marvel Studios releases the much anticipated Avengers: Infinity War. As the superheroes of the Marvel Cinematic Universe take the stage, the NBA’s superstars are also in the spotlight known as the playoffs. The league’s best players have inspired young and old fans alike with […]

The Toronto Raptors managed two beat the Washington Wizards in Game 5 to take a 3-2 lead in the series, and Kyle Lowry wants to ice it in the next game. Lowry, Toronto’s mercurial point guard, has led the Raptors all season, along with DeMar DeRozan. But the difference this season has been the revamped […]

We’ve learned a lot through the first week of the NBA Playoffs. Here are the 10 biggest takeaways so far: 10. Terry Stotts is on the hot seat Portland should feel embarrassed. They seemingly solidified their position as the third best team in the West after an impressive regular season and were clear favorites against […]