Blazers: Robin Lopez’s Summer on Instagram

Wednesday, August 27, 2014

Andrew Tonry, GoLocalPDX Contributor

For a lot of NBA Players--and professional athletes at large--Instagram exists to either to build a brand and stroke the ego. In other words: they're mad boring. Not Robin Lopez's, though. Dude has been all over the map this summer and, as always, he's keeping it weird (and cultured!).

-- "Robert Terwilliger and yours truly #SideshowToSideshow #ILoveYouKelseyGrammer"

"Hanging around Mission San Juan Bautista where Al Hitchcock filmed a classic!!! #Vertigo #DibsKimNovak"

"Presenting St. Basil's in Red Square. This is the cathedral of choice for both the Romanovas & Lakia #IWantATravelShow #HolidaysWithRolo"

"'Street Fighter' in Hong Kong v.s. @cp15 in front of the master #BruceLee. Gotta repost some of my other #StreetFighter matches from trips maybe... #AvenueOfTheStars #Kowloon #Hadouken !!!"

"Found a way to make the LA/Fresno drive a little faster (Even though I *never* speed...) #RocketCar #RocketJet #Disneland #Tomorrowland #IWantAMonorailNext"

"Thinkin bout doing a different sketch every #WCW... first up, everybody's favorite hag Aubrey Plaza #AubreyPlaza #SheLivesInMyCloset #ParksAndRec"

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