Serge Ibaka gets frustrated with Kyle Lowry after his technical foul “Come on man, we’re losing!”
Kyle Lowry, Serge Ibaka begin to show frustration in second half of Raptors’ Game 5 loss to Celtics
Things got a bit heated between Serge Ibaka and Kyle Lowry during Game 5.
Per ESPN, Raptors guard Kyle Lowry committed a personal foul on Boston’s Jayson Tatum, sending him to the line. Lowry had a little something extra to say and earned a technical foul after Tatum’s first free throw.
That’s when Lowry’s teammate Serge Ibaka yelled toward Lowry, “Come on man, we’re losing!” as he walked away from the paint. Raptors guard Fred VanVleet calmed Ibaka immediately, but the reality of the situation was real.
Toronto was losing by 25 and it was symbolic of the frustrations the team was facing as the Raptors went down 3-2 in the conference semifinals.
“Kyle had his moment with the ref. Serge had his moment with Kyle. But we moved on, we moved past it. It happens. We’re brothers,” VanVleet said. “It’s a lot at stake. There’s a lot on the line. Those type of things are going to happen. But it wasn’t as bad as it looked, I can tell you that much. That’s an everyday thing on our team. Guys just being honest. We have a lot of passionate guys. It’s just part of the process.”