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Raptors' Kyle Lowry: May need elbow surgery

Lowry underwent a physical over the weekend to determine whether or not offseason surgery on his ailing right elbow will be necessary, Josh Lewenberg of TSN.ca reports.

Analysis:

Lowry sustained the elbow injury in late March, but played through the issue over the remainder of the regular season and postseason, save for a couple games down the stretch to rest up for the playoffs. Though he ended the Raptors' Eastern Conference Finals series loss to the Cavaliers on a high note with 35 points on 11-for-22 shooting in Game 6, Lowry's shot was off for much of the postseason, which may be partially due to the elbow injury. News on Lowry's decision on surgery should surface in the next couple of days after the Raptors have had the opportunity to fully evaluate him, but don't expect the point guard to be at risk of missing the beginning of the 2016-17 campaign regardless of what ends up happening.

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