The National Basketball Association announced Thursday that Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry will participate in the JBL Three-Point Contest as part of State Farm All-Star Saturday Night. He joins Jason Kapono (2008 & 2009) as the only players in team history to participate in the contest twice. Lowry also competed in the event last year during NBA All-Star Weekend in Toronto.
Lowry leads all Eastern Conference players with 162 three-pointers made and is shooting a career-best .427 (162-for-379) from beyond the arc. He became the first player in franchise history to shoot a perfect 6-for- 6 from three-point range in a game November 28 versus Philadelphia and set a team-record with 59 three- pointers during the month of December.