Philadelphia Native Kyle Lowry Ready To Mentor Tyrese Maxey, Help 76ers Make Deep Postseason Run

By Tom Ignudo, CBS Philadelphia

February 22, 2024

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- For Kyle Lowry, it was the right time to come home. The North Philadelphia native officially signed with his hometown 76ers last week, but he didn't dream about playing on Broad Street in South Philly as a kid.

"You never want to play at home because there's so much going on," Lowry said Wednesday in his first media availability since becoming a Sixer. "It's a hard place to play when you go back home, but at the end of the day, it's a dream come true because I'm actually being able to play in front of my friends, family and people that I cheered with as 76ers fans growing up. It's one of those things that now I'm prepared to do it. When I was younger, I wasn't prepared to do it."

But now, in year 18 of his NBA career, Lowry is ready to play in Philly.

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