Kyle Lowry 'loves y'all' after being voted into NBA All-Star Game

In epic come-from-behind fashion, Toronto Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry will be starting the NBA All-Star Game for the second year in a row after a last-minute surge of fan voting. 

Trailing by more than 30,000 votes at the NBA's last update, Lowry shot to first place in the dying hours of the vote and finished by more than 60,000 votes over Cleveland's Kyrie Irving. 

Lowry becomes just the third player in Raptors history to start in back-to-back all-star games and will get to play in front of a hometown crowd on Feb. 14 as Toronto is this year's host city.

Canadians coast-to-coast got behind Lowry and #WeTheNorth leading up to the announcement, including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

I just voted for the Raptors' Kyle Lowry for the NBA All-Star game. RT this tweet and it counts as your vote, too! #NBAVote #WeTheNorth

— @JustinTrudeau

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Lowry responded quickly after the news broke, tweeting his thanks to the fans.

Thank you fans!! Two years in a row , I never could of imagined this in my wildest dreams!!! I love y'all!! #north

— @Klow7

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His all-star teammates were also quick to turn to social media to tweet their excitement. Lowry will be joined on the Eastern Conference squad by Dwyane Wade, LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony and Paul George.

Big congrts to @Klow7 @KingJames @Yg_Trece & @carmeloanthony on being voted in to represent the EAST as starters in the #ASG

— @DwyaneWade

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Humbled to be back. Thx for voting. Honored to play w/@KingJames @DwyaneWade @Yg_Trece @Klow7 #NBAAllStarTO https://t.co/Z0CrvwPYCM

— @carmeloanthony

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Not to be left out, local politicians couldn't be happier to see the Raptors' favourite strut his stuff in the first all-star game north of the border.

Congrats @Klow7 on being named starting PG for East in All-Star 2016. Well deserved! #WeTheNorth

— @JohnTory

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LOWRY!!!!!

— @norm

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And sending some cross-sport love was the Blue Jays' Marcus Stroman, because deep down we're all just reppin' The 6.

More than deserving. Congrats my man! @Klow7 #HDMH @Raptors

— @MStrooo6

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Raise a glass Raptors fans, you did it.

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