NBA: Lowry out until playoffs with wrist problem

NEW ORLEANS, LA - FEBRUARY 19: Kevin Durant #35 of the Golden State Warriors and Kyle Lowry #7 of the Toronto Raptors in action during the 2017 NBA All-Star Game at Smoothie King Center on February 19, 2017 in New Orleans, Louisiana. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement.   Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images/AFP

Kevin Durant #35 of the Golden State Warriors and Kyle Lowry #7 of the Toronto Raptors in action during the 2017 NBA All-Star Game at Smoothie King Center on Feb. 19, 2017, in New Orleans, Louisiana. AFP

LOS ANGELES, United States — Toronto Raptors star Kyle Lowry will miss the rest of the regular season because of a wrist injury, the NBA team announced on Monday.

The Raptors announced on Twitter that Lowry would undergo surgery on Tuesday morning on his right wrist to remove “loose bodies.”

“Aim to return for playoffs,” the team added in its Tweet without providing further information.

Toronto are currently fourth in the Eastern Conference standings and on course to reach the playoffs with a 35-24 record.

However the absence of Lowry is a serious injury blow for Toronto as they attempt to go one better than last season when they fell to the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference finals.

In his 11th season in the NBA, Lowry is averaging a career-best 22.8 points per game with 6.9 assists and 4.7 rebounds. CBB

Read more...