Spoiler alert: He did not see Maxiumus. He described his hilarious experience to ESPN at the Las Vegas Summer League, saying, "I watched 'Gladiator' and thought Maximus was a real warrior. I'm going into the Colosseum yelling 'Maximus!' and then my tour guide said, 'He's not real.'"

"My tour guide said he's not real" - Buddy Hield experienced a hilarious moment while visiting the Colosseum in Rome originally appeared on Basketball Network.

Golden State Warriors guard Buddy Hield had high expectations when he visited the Roman Colosseum during a recent trip to Italy. But Hield walked away with a bit of disappointment. The veteran guard revealed the moment during ESPN’s broadcast of Sunday night’s NBA summer league game between the Warriors and Utah Jazz.