Saturday, actor Rob Lowe tweeted the following about Saint Louis basketball player Rob Loe, who had just lost an NCAA Tournament game.
Watching Rob Loe not get his W today was literally sad for the family tree. #WeepingWillow #MarchMadness
— Rob Lowe (@RobLowe) March 22, 2014
Going back to Thursday, Lowe had this to say about Loe:
We Rob Loe's know how to ball! But can he get the W?? #MarchMadness
— Rob Lowe (@RobLowe) March 21, 2014
Fans of Saint Louis and of Lowe were amused by the witty take.
. @RobLowe's tweets about #SLU's Rob Loe are *litrally* one of the best parts of the tournament. #RiseOfTheBillikens
— Amy Lutz (@amylutz4) March 22, 2014
Clever RT @RobLowe: Watching Rob Loe not get his W today was literally sad for the family tree. #WeepingWillow #MarchMadness
— Brian (@BrianTLind) March 22, 2014
@RobLowe fans must get you two confused all the time ???
— d a singer (@dasinger22) March 22, 2014
@RobLowe this is next level hashtag usage @EBillimoriaCPA @1MDOLLARBASH @MatAnaya
— Dgaft Punk (@trevo42) March 22, 2014
@RobLowe I thought of you while he was playing!
— ⓙⓤⓛⓘⓐ ⚜ (@JuliaLee34) March 22, 2014
https://twitter.com/VeganRottweiler/status/447487571413590016
Brilliant!… “@RobLowe: Watching Rob Loe not get his W today was literally sad for the family tree. #WeepingWillow #MarchMadness”
— Mike Donovan Lacy (@MikeDLacy) March 22, 2014
Some even offered their own play on the names.
@RobLowe Feelin' a little Loe, are we?
— Cid Stoll (@CidStoll) March 22, 2014
@RobLowe @earlaustinjr I guess you could say it was the "loe" point of the season?
— klosto (@Klousbg01) March 22, 2014
But at the end of the day…
There's only one true Rob Lowe RT @RobLowe Watching Rob Loe not get his W today was literally sad for the family tree. #WeepingWillow
— Adam Stanco (@NaismithLives) March 22, 2014
Editor’s note: This post has been corrected to reflect the fact that Rob Loe is a basketball player for Saint Louis, not a coach. We apologize for the error.
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