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The hair of Robin Lopez has earned its own nickname.
By and large the Lakers have outplayed the Suns in the Western Conference Finals. But with a few minutes left before halftime, Alvin Gentry put his starters back in the game, and the Suns ripped off a game-changing 15-2 run. For about five minutes, it looked like the Suns were playing six-on-five.
And then it struck me: They were. In addition to the five players in uniform, there was a sixth Phoenix character on the court, unaccounted for: Phoenix center Robin Lopez's hair.
It may not make jumpers or anchor the zone, but make no mistake, it's magnificent. That thing has huge court presence, and it has been ignored too long.
The best way to put a stop to the belittling of one of the series' central figures is to give it a name.
So I muted the TV and spent 13 seconds doing some brainstorming. Here's what I came up with:
The After Party (try it in a sentence!: "Lamar Odom tr...
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