Thursday’s Arizin: Kyle Lowry scores his 10,000th point as a Raptor (Jan. 28)

Happy Thursday! Congrats to Kyle Lowry for hitting a milestone last night: his 10,000th point as a Toronto Raptor.

Lowry revitalized his NBA career at Toronto, where he landed in 2012 after stops at Memphis and Houston. He played his best basketball with the Raptors, becoming a six-time NBA all-star and an NBA champion in 2019.

He joins Chris Bosh and DeMar DeRozan as the only players in franchise history to score 10,000 points as a Raptor.

The “news”:

Kyle Lowry reaches 10,000 points with Raptors in loss to Bucks | SportsNet.ca
Giannis Antetokounmpo had 24 points, 18 rebounds and nine assists, and Donte DeVincenzo sparked a five-point sequence in the fourth quarter that helped the Milwaukee Bucks pull away for a 115-108 win over the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday night.

Kyle Lowry becomes third player to score 10,000 points with Raptors | SportsNet.ca
Star point guard Kyle Lowry hit a milestone mark of 10,000 points as a member of the Toronto Raptors Monday night against the Milwaukee Bucks.

Jay Wright eulogizes Gabriele “Gabe” D’Annunzio, his tailor who died from COVID-19 | Philly.com
Gabriele “Gabe” D’Annunzio, died Sunday from COVID-19, age 76. Jay Wright: “He took so much pride in what he would do. He would have guys come from Italy, he’d buy his cloth from them.”

College basketball coaches might opt out of conference tournaments | USA TODAY
With NCAA requiring seven negative COVID-19 tests to participate in its tournament, discussion is bubbling up about playing conference tournaments.

UConn men’s basketball’s games against Villanova, St. John’s postponed - The UConn Blog
An official from the Butler game tested positive, forcing UConn to enter into a modified quarantine and daily testing protocol.

Lady' Cats Fall to Marquette, 95-77 - Villanova University
Maddy Siegrist and Brianna Herlihy had 19 points apiece in the loss for the Wildcats.

2021 NCAA Tournament odds: Finding the flaws for the top 10 national championship contenders - CBSSports.com
A look at what may hinder the top-10 title contenders from reaching the ultimate pinnacle of the sport this season

March Madness contenders informed of strict NCAA COVID-19 protocols | Sporting News
The protocols will start before teams reach Indiana for the NCAA Tournament, according to a document obtained by Sporting News.

Former Villanova Star Tanoh Kpassagnon Has Plenty Of Local Fans As He Goes For Second Super Bowl Title With Kansas City Chiefs – CBS Philly
Kpassagnon and company are going for back-t0-back titles. The last team to do it was Brady’s Patriots back in 2003 and 2004.