Milwaukee Bucks center Robin Lopez has a history with NBA mascots.

While most of his interactions have been of the ‘fun-loving-but-angry' variety, Lopez had a downright pleasant interaction with Miami Heat mascot ‘Burnie' on Tuesday. The Bucks center did a jersey swap with the Miami mascot:

It hasn't always been this cordial between the Bucks center and NBA mascots. Lopez is notorious for taking particular umbrage with the Raptors mascot, but there's been enough beef for a whole compilation video:

In 2015, Lopez revealed why he has problems with NBA mascots to Howard Beck:

“I feel like my earliest encounters with mascots, they were never too receptive of me. I was a taller child. I always looked a little older than I was. I don't think I ever got proper attention from those mascots.”

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“I really hate the Detroit Pistons' mascot Hooper. A lot of beef with him for a long time. I don't why, he just started going after me. I remember Brook (Lopez, Robin's brother) beat him up and he just started going after me for no reason.”

Despite the Bucks center sharing a nice moment with Burnie, things weren't always so cordial between the two:

The Milwaukee Bucks are 13-5 on the season so far. Lopez spends most of his time on the bench – he is averaging 0.7 points and three minutes per game in the three games that he has seen action in this season.

Up next for Lopez and the Bucks – They visit the Chicago Bulls on Thursday.