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Brotherly love is proven in numerous methods, together with trash speaking whereas taking part in in the identical NBA recreation. Cleveland Cavaliers middle Robin Lopez had some enjoyable on Wednesday when his crew took on his twin brother Brook Lopez and the Milwaukee Bucks.
Robin didn’t see any minutes on the courtroom within the Cavs’ 114-106 victory over the Bucks. However, he was loads busy sporting a microphone on the bench and offering some enjoyable content material on the expense of his brother.
One of the clips exhibits Brook trying to maintain the ball in bounds, however as he jumps to catch the ball and move it, he does not have a look at who he’s throwing it to. The ball ended up in Cavs ahead Evan Mobley’s fingers. This led to Robin giving his brother a faux praise.
“Good move, good help,” Robin joked as his brother needed to stand by and watch Mobley rating.
Another clip exhibits Brook getting a steal and instantly reacting as if he had been fouled. The referee blew the whistle, however Robin was not satisfied that it was the suitable name.
“That’s a flop,” Robin informed an official close to him. “He’s an actor. I do know he was on ‘West Side Story.’ He was Officer Krupke.”
Brook stored a straight face, however the official began laughing.
Wednesday was not the primary time the twins poked enjoyable at one another. In March 2021, Brook stated he had changed Robin with a brand new little brother, Mamadi Diakite. The Lopez brothers performed with one another on the Bucks the earlier season, however Robin signed with the Wizards in 2020.