Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan appear to be back in the gym together.
The two former Toronto Raptors teammates took to Instagram on Friday to share a series of photos of themselves working out together at the University of Texas Permian Basin.
“This is what you call family fun!!!,” Lowry wrote in an Instagram post. “Enjoying the moment… forever brother @demar_derozan!!”
The first video shows Lowry scoring a basket over his defender before the same defender stops DeRozan by releasing the ball.
Lowry and DeRozan spent six seasons together in Toronto, helping the organization to five consecutive playoff appearances together. The Raptors ultimately chose to trade DeRozan to the San Antonio Spurs in 2018 as part of a trade for Kawhi Leonard and Danny Green. The trade sparked tensions between Lowry, DeRozan, and the Raptors organization, as both felt Toronto mistreated DeRozan by shortchanging the franchise icon with the trade. Toronto’s eventual rise to an NBA championship with Leonard healed that divide, as Lowry helped the organization get past the Golden State Warriors in the 2019 Finals.
The two have remained close despite their departures from Toronto. Lowry left Toronto in 2021 in a trade with the Miami Heat. Last season, he reunited with former Raptors coach Nick Nurse in Philadelphia, where Lowry returned home to join the 76ers. DeRozan, meanwhile, signed a three-year, $74 million contract with the Sacramento Kings after a trade from the Chicago Bulls.
Lowry will return to Toronto for the first time on Oct. 25, in the Raptors’ second game of the year. Sacramento’s only appearance in Toronto will come on Nov. 2, when DeRozan comes to town for his first game with the Kings.
