Kyle Lowry retires from the NBA after a 20-year career and signs a one-day contract with the Toronto Raptors to end his playing tenure with the team, according to reporting from multiple outlets. Shortly after his retirement announcement, Lowry and his wife, Ayahna Cornish-Lowry, are named as new members of the Toronto Tempo ownership group, the team says. The Toronto Tempo is a WNBA team. Sources describe the ownership group as including a broader range of investors, with the Lowry couple adding to the consortium. The announcement signals a transition from Lowry’s playing career to an ownership role connected to professional basketball in Toronto. While the outlets do not detail the size of the Lowrys’ investment or governance structure, both accounts agree that Lowry’s retirement occurs in connection with the Raptors and that the couple then joins the Tempo ownership group.
Kyle Lowry and Ayahna Cornish-Lowry join Toronto Tempo ownership group
Kyle Lowry retires from the NBA after a 20-year career and signs a one-day contract with the Toronto Raptors to end his playing tenure with the team, according to reporting from multiple outlets. Shor...
- Kyle Lowry retires from the NBA and finishes his career with the Toronto Raptors via a one-day contract.
- Kyle Lowry’s wife, Ayahna Cornish-Lowry, also joins the Toronto Tempo ownership group.
- The Toronto Tempo is a WNBA team.
- The Tempo ownership group is described as including multiple investors beyond the Lowrys.
- The announcements are made by the team/confirmed across the outlets on Tuesday.
After 20 years in the NBA, Kyle Lowry retired as a member of the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday before joining the ownership group of the WNBA's Tempo.
3 hours agoAlthough Kyle Lowry’s career as a Toronto Raptor has ended after signing a one-day contract to retire with the team, a new chapter of his basketball career in the city is set to begin. Lowry and his wife, Ayahna Cornish-Lowry, have joined the Toronto Tempo ownership group, the team announced Tuesday. The couple joins a wide-ranging group of investors […]
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