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So, the campaign paided off. It was just announced on TNT that Kyle Lowry has been voted in as an All-Star starter. We'll update this thread with reactions as they come in.
We did it without Bieber using the right hashtag!
*** Update ***
So, Lowry had his teammates over at his home in Philadelphia (the Raptors are playing the Sixers tomorrow night) to watch the All-Star starters announcement:
And here is his reaction after finding out he was headed to New York as an All-Star starter:
Also, here are the final voting results for the East. You'll notice: Jonas Valanciunas finished 7th in voting for East front court players. Lowry was 2nd overall for East guards, with DeMar DeRozan finishing 7th, and Lou Williams at 9th. So, yeah, Toronto fans went pretty hard with their All-Star voting:
Get some rest from those hashtags, because don't forget where the All-Star game is being held next year.
Marcin Gortat got more All-Star votes than Kevin Durant. pic.twitter.com/HLrbaKLkkB
— Abe Schwadron (@abe_squad) January 23, 2015