Why did you decide to go back in time now? These moments drop after a year of the Raptors being away from the city. Kyle Lowry: That day was unreal - kids skipped school, adults skipped work - there were millions of people that came together to celebrate the same thing. Kayla Grey: The NFTs that you created are themed around the championship parade. I wanted my #ThroughMyEyes NFT collection to be a gift to my fans.Ī big part of that was collaborating with a great Canadian artist & fan, #CorbinPortillo.Ģ DAYS! Tuesday, June 29th, 6:30 p.m. I spoke with Lowry to talk about his new venture. A proceed of all sales will also go to Lowry Love Foundation.
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The NFTs are available at a much lower price point than most others, as the intention for Lowry is to provide fans with an entry point into the NFT and cryptocurrency space. The collection consists of seven unique pieces designed alongside Canadian artist Corbin Portillo.Ī priority for Lowry in launching this collection is accessibility. On Tuesday, Lowry released his own NFT collection called “Through My Eyes,” a way to share his personal experience with Raptor fans. Tangible items that paint a picture and provide a lens into what the point guard was thinking, feeling and seeing on that day. That day, we, the media, didn’t get any “quote” from Lowry, but what we, the city of Toronto, got two years after the fact was something far better. He could just take in his moment alongside a team that became brothers and with his support system that has been there since day one. That's especially the case for someone like Kyle Lowry, who has had to answer for everything during his time in the city: The growing pains, the fallouts, the almost-there's and the almost-doesn’t-count's. (Had to get the Brandy reference in there.) Now that the goal of becoming an NBA champion was finally realized, the man who will be known as the Greatest Raptor of All Time didn’t need to find words for anyone or anything. While some may raise their brows to the exception, I can honestly say, from having been around this team for years, I respect it - especially considering the gravity of the day. Our double-decker was travelling in front of the bus carrying Kyle Lowry, Kawhi Leonard, Fred VanVleet and Raptors global ambassador Drake. That is how many people filled up the streets from the OVO Athletic Centre, across Lakeshore, up University and over to the finish line at Nathans Phillips Square.
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TSN had planned for the broadcast of the parade to last around three and a half hours, and it took eight. If you were one of the nine million viewers who tuned into one of the livest celebrations in Toronto and saw the vibe of that bus, prayers are still welcome. I was reporting throughout the day for TSN from the parade bus with Norman Powell, Danny Green and Chris Boucher. Let me take you back to the 2019 Raptors championship parade.