Holly MacKenzie - Raptors.com
Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan were all smiles on Friday morning during All-Star media availability. It turns out getting to participate in All-Star weekend at home with one of your best friends is pretty fun.
“It's home,” Lowry said. “It's my home city and where I play every single night. I can play host, unofficial host. But it's just one thing to be able to represent the team, the country, the city, like I do every single night I step on that floor.”
Having the All-Star game in Toronto, the first time the weekend has been held outside of the United States, is a big deal for the organization and the city, and DeRozan and Lowry both recognize it.