"There's my guy right there that helped me get there & that's Dwane Casey" @Klow7 with nothing but love for Coach. #WeTheNorth pic.twitter.com/apXy5vUO76
— Toronto Raptors (@Raptors) January 24, 2018
Kyle Lowry is joining Toronto Raptors teammate DeMar DeRozan at the NBA All-Star Game.
Lowry was one of 13 players named as a reserve on Tuesday, joining LeBron James and the rest of the Eastern Conference all-stars.
Lowry was speaking to reporters about the honour when coach Dwane Casey walked by.
"There's my guy right there that helped me, helped me get there," Lowry said, pointing at Casey. "Hold on, this interview's over," Lowry said before standing to give his coach a hug.
Golden State's Klay Thompson and Draymond Green were chosen as reserves for the West, giving the defending NBA champions a record-tying four All-Stars for the second straight year.
The Minnesota Timberwolves and Washington Wizards also had two reserves selected, and they will go into the pool of players that Stephen Curry and fellow captain James can draft to comprise the teams for the Feb. 18 game in Los Angeles. Their rosters will be unveiled Thursday.
Besides Washington's John Wall and Bradley Beal, the rest of the Eastern Conference reserves were Boston's Al Horford, Cleveland's Kevin Love, New York's Kristaps Porzingis, and
Indiana's Victor Oladipo.
Minnesota's Jimmy Butler and Karl-Anthony Towns were chosen from the Western Conference along with Oklahoma City's Russell Westbrook, San Antonio's LaMarcus Aldridge and Portland's Damian Lillard.
with files from Siobhan Morris