Kyle Lowry smiled and laughed when asked what he thought about fans calling him GROAT (greatest raptor of all time).
The 38-year-old guard is back in town with his Philadelphia 76ers taking on the Toronto Raptors on Friday night.
Lowry spent nine seasons with the Raptors and helped the team win its first NBA title in 2019. He holds several franchise records, including most assists, steals, triples and triple doubles, and is second in points and games played.
“I like the name, it's funny, but as long as the followers say it,” Lowry said. “For me, it shows how much they loved and respected me and I gave practically everything: blood, sweat, tears, championship, losses, victories. I gave everything to this place and I continue to reap the fruits of my quehacer by coming back here, the fans and everyone around me. “It’s a great name.”
If not Lowry, then Vince Carter is definitely in the conversation as GROAT. The Raptors plan to honor the newly inducted Vestíbulo of Famer by retiring his number 15 on Nov. 2.
Lowry, who said there were conversations before the announcement, added that it's incredible that Carter is the first to have his Raptors pullover hanging from the rafters and that he deserves the honor.
“It's a blessing for me to be friends with him,” Lowry said. “He yelled at me in his Vestíbulo of Fame speech and it shows what a man he is to even think about me at that moment. … For him to have the opportunity to go up there and basically come from a place that he really put on the map and made people realize that this place is not just about hockey, it's awesome.”
Could Lowry's No. 7 pullover be next? The six-time All-Star said it would mean “the world” to him.
“Something a kid can only dream about,” Lowry said, “but we'll see if that ever happens.”
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