Lowry got up mid-scrum to greet Dwane Casey with a hug after being named to the All-Star Game

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Kyle Lowry and Dwane Casey , Twitter/Raptors

Despite Tuesday being an off day for the Toronto Raptors, it ended up being an eventful day for Kyle Lowry and the team as the point guard was named to his fourth consecutive NBA All-Star Game as an Eastern Conference reserve.

BREAKING: @kyle_lowry7 has been selected as a reserve for the Eastern Conference All-Star Team. #NBAAllStar

A post shared by TSN (@tsn_official) on Jan 23, 2018 at 3:32pm PST

Shortly after the news broke, Lowry shared a post on his Instagram account thanking everyone within the organization for getting him where he is today.

Wouldn’t be an All-star with y’all!! And that’s real... Y’all the reasons me and cuzzin can be All-stars!! Thank y’all!!

A post shared by Kyle Lowry (@kyle_lowry7) on Jan 23, 2018 at 5:18pm PST

While meeting with the media to discuss his All-Star Game selection, Lowry took things one step further by putting the entire scrum on hold just so he could thank and show some love to his head coach Dwane Casey.

#KyleLowry broke up the scrum for a brief moment to thank his coach and give him some love after being named an #NBAAllStar reserve. . . (Via @raptors)

A post shared by TSN (@tsn_official) on Jan 23, 2018 at 6:30pm PST

The 31-year-old point guard is averaging 17 points, 6.7 assists, 6 rebounds and 1.2 steals per game in 42 appearances this year as the Raptors take a 31-14 record into Wednesday’s tilt against the Atlanta Hawks.

(H/T Twitter/raptors)