Luis Antonio

Luis dela Cruz Antonio is a recurring character in the spin-off Basket Sponge. He is portrayed by SBCA.

Summary
He appears as a journalist/reporter in Bikini Bottom. He claims to have been stranded in Bikini Bottom, but chose to stay and make a career as a journalist.

Trivia

 * He is the first Asian to appear in the series, second being Sun Jeong.
 * He is the second human character in the series.
 * As of When Commitments Conflict, he has been removed from the series.
 * However, a rumored short was said to have him starring in it. It was confirmed true as the short entitled Goodbye NBA, Hello PBA! aired in 2015 and is said to be the final episode with him in the series.

Appearances

 * The Beginning of a New Era (main role)
 * Leaked Footage Reel (minor role)
 * Part of the Team (main role)
 * When Commitments Conflict (semi-main role)
 * The Team That Never Sleeps (minor role)
 * Goodbye NBA, Hello PBA! (main role)

Biography
Luis debuts in "The Beginning of a New Era", as lonely but enthusiastic journalist, who is in danger of losing his job. If he doesn't find a good news story soon, his boss will fire him. Then he decides to interview LeBron James, coach of the Bikini Bottom Bulldogs, and even comes to one of their games; finding the perfect story to save his career.

Luis appears in "Leaked Footage Reel", where several people throughout the episode send him sports videos, to air on local sports networks.

He returns for a major role in "Part of the Team". Here, he wants to become the team's personal journalist. But after discovering he's got serious basketball skills, LeBron allows him to join the team as a player. Luis leads the team to victory in their next game against the Coral Clammers.

In the very next episode, "When Commitments Conflict", Luis is still shown as player of the team. At the end of the episode, however, Larry puts Luis in a package and mails him to Cleveland. Luis apparently is sent to take LeBron's spot as an NBA player for Cleveland. It is unknown what happens to Luis after he is mailed away, but he is then removed from the series. It is unknown if/when he will return.

However, he has re-appeared in the fourth Basket Sponge short, Goodbye NBA, Hello PBA!