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Timeline: Kyle Lowry’s biggest moments with the Toronto Raptors
3 minute read Yesterday at 9:53 AM CDTTORONTO - Kyle Lowry will have his jersey retired by the Toronto Raptors after a 20-year NBA career that included nine seasons with the franchise, six all-star selections and its first NBA championship.
Here is a look at some of the defining moments from Lowry's Raptors career.
July 2012: The Raptors acquired Lowry from Houston in a trade that sent Gary Forbes and a protected future first-round draft pick the other way. Then-general manager Bryan Colangelo described him as bringing "toughness, grit and playmaking" to Toronto.
May 4, 2014: He scored a game-high 28 points in Game 7 of Toronto's first-round series against Brooklyn, but Paul Pierce blocked his buzzer-beating attempt in a 104-103 loss. The image of Lowry lying on the Air Canada Centre court became one of the defining moments of his Raptors career.
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