Raptors point guard Lowry thrilled to be joining teammate, friend DeRozan again
TORONTO — They grew into team leaders on the court for the Toronto Raptors. They became great friends off it.
For the third consecutive year, Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan will represent the Eastern Conference in the NBA all-star game — DeRozan as a starter, while Lowry was voted in as a reserve by the league’s coaches Thursday night.
It’s the latest accolade for the two, who led the Raptors to the conference final last season and then captured gold together for the United States at the Rio Olympics.
“He’s one of my best friends ever,” Lowry said Friday morning as the Raptors were preparing to host the Milwaukee Bucks that night. “So I just go out there and we can hang out, we can go to dinner, we can hang out with our families. . .