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Miami Heat's Kyle Lowry Moves Past Critics Of His Weight

Lowry says he isn't bothered by those who question his weight
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Miami Heat's Kyle Lowry Moves Past Critics Of His Weight
Miami Heat's Kyle Lowry Moves Past Critics Of His Weight

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Miami Heat guard Kyle Lowry has listened to critics about his weight throughout his career. 

On a recent appearance on the "VC Show" with former NBA player Vince Carter, he talked about it. 

“It used to bother me a lot,” Lowry said. “It used to get to me. It used to really get to me, I’m gonna be honest with you. And now, I don’t care.”

Several fans have questioned Lowry's physique in year's past. At the end of the season, Heat team president Pat Riley called out Lowry for his conditioning. 

“The bottom line with me and for me as far as hoping you can get the most out of a player," Riley said back in June about Lowry. "… You have to be in world class shape, you just have to be. He’s definitely gonna have to address that and it will be addressed.”

It only led to more criticism from fans around the league but Lowry said he's cool dealing with the remarks. 

“Yeah, yeah, thicc’s been good for me,” he said. “Yeah, I’m cool with it. … Y’all can create all the memes y’all want. I embrace it. I love it.”

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SHANDEL RICHARDSON

Shandel has covered the NBA since 2010, with previous stops at The Athletic and South Florida Sun-Sentinel. He has covered six NBA Finals, one Super Bowl, the NCAA basketball tournament. He has also been a beat writer for the Miami Hurricanes and contributed on every major beat in South Florida since 2003, including the Miami Dolphins and Miami Marlins. He can also be read in the Sportsbook Review for gambling coverage from around the NBA. A native of Bloomington, Illinois, Shandel attended Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. He's also worked for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and Kansas City Star. TWITTER: @ShandelRich EMAIL: shandelrich@gmail.com You can subscribe to our YouTube channel here Follow all of our Miami Heat coverage on Facebook here

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