Bucks' Brook Lopez gets sized up by Conor McGregor in hilarious bench encounter
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Milwaukee Bucks center Brook Lopez got a surprise visit from Conor McGregor during a Bucks game against the Utah Jazz. Instead of waiting to meet Lopez after the game, as most tend to do, McGregor took the opportunity to introduce himself during the second quarter of the Bucks' 125-110 win against the Jazz.
McGregor went to the Bucks' bench in the first half via Instagram.
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Conor McGregor wanted to see the difference between his 5-foot-9 frame and the 7-foot center. But to do it mid-game is as rare of an encounter as you'll ever see during an NBA game. Brook Lopez finished with 10 points and six rebounds in the Bucks' win against the Jazz. Then, on Tuesday, Milwaukee lost to the Portland Trail Blazers 125-122.
Rival teams wonder if Jimmy Butler is heading to the Bucks
Amid the trade rumors, some NBA teams wonder if Heat forward Jimmy Butler could head to the Bucks. The Bucks are a team that could surprise people with a move for Butler, per NBA insider Marc Stein.
"The Bucks still can't trade for a player in Butler's salary range unless/until they shed Pat Connaughton's $9.4 million salary … or come up with a Butler trade construction that also ships out Connaughton," Stein wrote. "Would the Heat, just to end this draining Butler saga ASAP, be willing to trade Butler for Khris Middleton and Bobby Portis? Neither player, crucially, has a contract that extends past 2025-26, which — as Jake Fischer explained Saturday in detail — is a huge priority for Miami.
"The Bucks, though, currently possess only one tradeable first-round pick (2031) and one tradeable second-rounder to sweeten any deal that involves Miami and/or a team to take on Connaughton," Stein concluded.
The NBA trade deadline is February 6.
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