Brook Lopez dunks and rebounds basketballs for a living, and — ouch! — collides with fellow 2-meter behemoths in the lane. So when the grind of the 82-game season comes to a halt, the Brooklyn Nets center is eager to take it easy.
Traveling provides a welcome respite for the former Stanford University standout, who recently paid a visit to Tokyo as part of an Asian getaway that included a stop in Manila in late May.
He arrived in Japan on May 30 for some sightseeing and typical tourist activities. Last Thursday, he was back in a somewhat familiar spotlight: in a sporting venue with thousands of eyes staring at him.