Watch Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry force overtime with a half-court heave at the buzzer


So, Donald Trump is probably going to be the Republican Party nominee for president. If that fact has you seriously Googling Canada's visa process, you might be onto something — there's some pretty cool stuff going on up in the Great White North. Last night, Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry forced overtime in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals against the Miami Heat with this ridiculous half-court heave:
Of course, the Raptors went cold in OT and lost to the Heat, at home, 102-96. But hey, you're heading to Canada now — you can't be rude to your guests. The Raptors will try, though, when they host the Heat again at the Air Canada Centre for Game 2 on Thursday.
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Kimberly Alters is the news editor at TheWeek.com. She is a graduate of the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University.
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