Given the choice, Kyle Lowry will always take the belligerent option. Off the court and away from the cameras, he is no doubt a swell guy — has any teammate ever had a bad word to say? have you seen his recent and ongoing charity works? — but Lowry also takes a specific pleasure in taking people to task, challenging them, and subverting expectation.
Case in point: before their run of four preseason games began, the Toronto Raptors went through training camp in Quebec City. And while Lowry was still recovering from thumb surgery, he was on hand with the team.