Robin Lopez talks mascots, answers age-old question -- about hot dogs
The Knicks let new starting center Robin Lopez take over the team's official Twitter handle Monday. Of course, chaos ensued.
It all started when a fan asked RoLo about his everlasting feud with each NBA mascot in existence. Of course, Lopez justified the dynamic:
@nyknicks @rolopez42 will the reign of terror towards mascots never end #AskAKnick
— Matt Powers (@PowerzMatt) October 5, 2015
If they step to me, I’m going to defend myself and my teammates! — @rolopez42 https://t.co/qw0l0togai
— NEW YORK KNICKS (@nyknicks) October 5, 2015
But things got weirder, quickly. After some actual normal answers, like when Lopez said his favorite all-time Knicks were Patrick Ewing and Larry Johnson, we got into odd movies.
Like, the weirdest:
@nyknicks @rolopez42 how do you feel about the That Darn Cat remake with Christina Ricci and Doug E Doug #AskAKnick
— Seth Rosenthal (@seth_rosenthal) October 5, 2015
Love Doug E Doug & Christina Ricci, so although I love the original, I’m inexplicably fond of the remake —@rolopez42 https://t.co/xaG3COtBxV
— NEW YORK KNICKS (@nyknicks) October 5, 2015
"That Darn Cat"? Are you kidding? If we're going to get into '90s Ricci, can we throw a "Casper" reference Lopez's way? That movie had everything. Ghosts, love, Eric Idle, Ben Stein, the social pressures of middle school ... I mean, it was basically every under-30s' childhood.
Where were we? Right, inside Robin Lopez's mind, where Twitter questions remained just as strange:
@nyknicks @rolopez42 is a hot dog a sandwich? #AskAKnick
— Charlie (@CHSigaud) October 5, 2015
No, I don’t think so. There’s something about the bun. — @rolopez42 https://t.co/5fZIbjHm2r
— NEW YORK KNICKS (@nyknicks) October 5, 2015
New goal: Knicks fans need to watch "Casper" and eat hot dogs with Robin Lopez. But mascots probably aren't invited.