Nets giving away a Brook Lopez Star Wars bobblehead on 12/14 & a Thaddeus "Thaddiator" Young one on 1/4 pic.twitter.com/Ny4xAhLRTr
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) October 1, 2015
Today in “The Quirky Life Of Brook Lopez” (coming to YES Network this fall!) (not really), we learn that the Brooklyn Nets have commissioned a Star Wars-themed bobblehead for the new-old face of the franchise. The team also commissioned a Thaddeus Young “Thaddinator” bobblehead, for January 4th against the Boston Celtics.
You’ll be able to get the bobblehead on December 14th, when the Nets play the Orlando Magic. You may remember Orlando as home to Disney World, a place Lopez likes so much he’s building a luxury home on site that he plans to live in during the offseason.
Lopez, as you might expect, was giddy, per reports out of training camp.
In the least surprising development ever, Brook Lopez is thrilled he has a bobblehead. "See that it's a Jedi? Pretty sweet."
— Tim Bontemps (@TimBontemps) October 2, 2015
This isn’t Lopez’s first dance with Star Wars. Last year, he pushed for a role in an upcoming Star Wars film as a Wookiee. YES Network nailed the photo.
Lopez hasn’t backed off that wish, either:
Brook is continuing his push to be in a Star Wars movie, says that's part of why he chose this as the bobblehead.
— Tim Bontemps (@TimBontemps) October 2, 2015
Nets Preseason starts this Monday.
