NEW YORK—Kyle Lowry is out for at least the rest of the NBA regular season.
The Toronto Raptors all-star guard will have surgery Tuesday morning to remove loose particles in his right wrist and the team said he would “aim to return for playoffs.”
The playoffs begin April 15-16.
Losing Lowry is a crucial blow to the Raptors, who had won three games in a row heading into a Monday night outing here against the Knicks.
At 35-24 they are currently fourth in the Eastern Conference, mere percentage points behind third place Washington.
Lowry, in his 11th season, was averaging a career-best 22.