After winning a gold medal in Rio, Toronto Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry returned to his home of Philadelphia. In Philly, Lowry hosted a free basketball clinic for the city’s youth. Kyle’s brother Lowry discussed the clinic with SLAM’s Anthony Gilbert:
“We all give. I do the AAU program, and I’m not doing it like a lot of guys. I do the AAU program not making a dime, not hustling anyone. I do it for the kids. Kyle knows that we have to do events like this, he knows it’s important,” explains older brother Lonnie Lowry. “It’s better because he wanted to make sure this happened even with him going to Rio. He said that this event has to happen, so we had to reorganize a few things and we got it done.”
Lowry was a vital piece to Team USA’s efforts in Rio, bringing a high level of hustle and defense to a team that often looked disinterested. Seeing players reach out to the communities around them is always a wonderful thing, and it’s great to see Lowry helping out the local youth.
