The Milwaukee Bucks traded Robin Lopez on Thursday. He didn't seem bothered during the next game.
Robin Lopez was traded today. Time to get ready for the next gig. pic.twitter.com/LcvfsYj3BI
— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) February 9, 2024
Lopez was shipped to Sacramento in a deal that saved Milwaukee $8.6M in luxury tax payments. The Kings waived him immediately, which meant Lopez was suddenly unemployed. So he decided to take in a basketball game. Sort of.
Cameras caught Lopez sitting in the stands near the bench, wearing a Groucho Marx t-shirt and immersed in "Backstory 2: Interviews With Screenwriters of the 1940s and 1950s," a book about old Hollywood.
The younger Lopez twin ignored the game action, seeming particularly disinterested whenever his brother Brook did anything. It's not the first time he's made a show of ignoring his brother's accomplishments.
When Brook was about to win his first title with the Bucks in 2021, Robin declared it was "Movie night," and posted about watching the movie "Paddington" instead of the NBA Finals.
These Paddington movies are so good #MovieNight pic.twitter.com/WFfF3nAphC
— Robin Lopez (@rolopez42) July 21, 2021
Of course, "Paddington" is only 95 minutes long, much shorter than an NBA playoff game. So he also watched "Paddington 2."
You can't watch the first and not watch the sequel pic.twitter.com/xXCc5XqwoX
— Robin Lopez (@rolopez42) July 21, 2021
Though he didn't play much for the Bucks, who have a crowded frontcourt rotation, Lopez could be an interesting addition to a playoff team that needs a defensive center. Or an expert on 1940s film.
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