KC Johnson: John Paxson echoes what Fred Hoiberg has been saying on Robin Lopez: “He’s an important part of our future.”
Robin Lopez Rumors
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Position: C
Born: 04/01/88
Height: 7-0 / 2.13
Weight:255 lbs. / 115.7 kg.
Salary: $13,788,500
Born: 04/01/88
Height: 7-0 / 2.13
Weight:255 lbs. / 115.7 kg.
Salary: $13,788,500
Nick Friedell: Robin Lopez will not play. Noah Vonleh is still out.
Darnell Mayberry: Possibility Robin Lopez won’t play again this season, Hoiberg said. #Bulls Bulls are taking it day by day. Lopez will not play tonight. #BullsNation
James Edwards III: #Bulls’ Robin Lopez has an ongoing thing where he beats up mascots. Tonight is Hooper’s birthday and three or four mascots around the league are in town. Lopez just took them all down at once. The game starts in 20 seconds. Yep.
Vincent Goodwill: Don’t expect Justin Holiday to play tonight. Bulls will give extended look to Antonio Blakeney. Robin Lopez will start and go through first quarter
Of course, this is nothing new. NBA players have abstained from long-distance heaves for years. Watch closely throughout the course of a season and you’ll notice many players just happen to routinely release shots a split second after the buzzer. Sometimes they double clutch, giving the clock just enough time to expire before launching. Sometimes they take an extra dribble, giving the impression they’re trying to get closer or evade a defender. No matter the preferred method, the goal is the same — protect your shooting percentage. “Some people care about their percentage, and that’s why they release after the buzzer,” Bulls center Robin Lopez said. “They don’t want to mess up their 3-point percentage,” Bobby Portis added.
