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It wasn’t long ago that former NBA center (and now on-air NBA analyst) Ryan Hollins claimed that Milwaukee Bucks star forward Giannis Antetokounmpo was unworthy of NBA MVP consideration due to his role away from the ball at the end of games. Yet, on Wednesday night against a fellow MVP candidate in Houston Rockets superstar […]

Entering Thursday, Milwaukee Bucks center Brook Lopez has made 95 3-pointers, the same number as Golden State Warriors shooting guard Klay Thompson. Brook Lopez has completely changed his game to where he is now a lethal stretch big in the NBA. It’s been an amazing turnaround for a guy who didn’t make a single 3-pointer […]

The Milwaukee Bucks have revamped their approach to basketball after hiring head coach Mike Budenholzer this offseason, also bringing in free agent center Brook Lopez to morph an archaic offense into a 3-point happy one. Lopez has had his share of great and disappointing performances, operating as a stretch-five with the ultimate green light to […]

By going 7-of-12 from beyond the arc on Tuesday against the Detroit Pistons, Milwaukee Bucks center Brook Lopez made NBA history. Brook Lopez is now the first center in NBA history to make at least seven 3-pointers in back-to-back games. The 7-footer went 7-of-15 in his previous game against his old team, the Brooklyn Nets: […]

Milwaukee Bucks center Brook Lopez spent a lone year as a member of his hometown Los Angeles Lakers, the last of a hefty contract he had signed with the Brooklyn Nets before being traded for D’Angelo Russell over the summer. The 7-footer was looking forward to returning and donning the purple and gold, yet the […]

Milwaukee Bucks center Brook Lopez makes NBA record for most 3-point attempts without a single make. The 30-year old big man was 0-12 from beyond the arc during the Bucks’ close loss at the hands of the Phoenix Suns. Chris Walder of The Score tweeted out Lopez’ recent ‘historical feat.’ Brook Lopez (of all people!) […]

Milwaukee Bucks center Brook Lopez made a career high eight three’s against the Denver Nuggets Sunday night. Due to the fact he is seven feet tall and can hit threes, there is a new nickname going around for Lopez, which is “Splash Mountain.” It seems like Lopez is OK with the nickname. I asked Brook […]

Brook Lopez unleashed a barrage of deep-range artillery on a very good Denver Nuggets team, leading all scorers with 28 points after going 8-of-13 from three during Sunday’s rousing win. The new member of the Milwaukee Bucks is now in line to surpass forward Dirk Nowitzki for most threes in a season by a player […]

Denver Nuggets head coach Mike Malone had doubts about his team’s preparation coming into Sunday night’s showdown against the Milwaukee Bucks, according to Mike Singer of The Denver Post, as Brook Lopez rained down 3-pointer after 3-pointer to post a game-high 28 points, going a surprising 8-of-13 from deep. While Lopez isn’t an elite sharpshooter by […]

Robin Lopez and Brook Lopez have a history of publicly clowning each other. This time, Robin is offering up a backhanded compliment to describe Brook’s posterizing dunk over Jabari Parker. Robin told K.C. Johnson of the Chicago Tribune: “I think it was just so surprising for everybody that Brook would make such an athletic play.” […]

The Milwaukee Bucks’ new kid on the block in Brook Lopez just posterized former Bucks player and now-Chicago Bulls forward Jabari Parker. It was a harsh way to welcome back the 23-year-old Parker to Milwaukee. With Giannis Antetokounmpo stuck in the lane, the Greek Freak picked up his dribble and faked a shot before passing […]

Brothers are almost required to troll and tease one another. Brook Lopez is no stranger to this fact. The Milwaukee Bucks big man spoke with Alex Kennedy of HoopsHype to discuss his move and he took the opportunity to troll his brother. Robin Lopez plays for the Chicago Bulls and the twins are only an hour […]

The Milwaukee Bucks are one of the dark horse candidates to take the East by storm, thanks to LeBron James’ departure from the Cleveland Cavaliers, leaving the Eastern Conference wide open for the first time in his 15-year career. Yet most are expecting the Boston Celtics, Toronto Raptors, and Philadelphia 76ers to be the frontrunners […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo has a chance to take over the throne LeBron James left after bolting for the Los Angeles Lakers. Milwaukee Bucks new addition Brook Lopez thinks the title is Antetokounmpo’s to lose, as he has already put an impressive body of work over the last couple of seasons, leading the team in four of […]

The NBA salary cap boomed ever since the billion dollar TV deal was signed a few years back. The new structure gave average players a very good chance to secure the bag. However, did they deserve their massive paychecks? Tommy Beer perfectly captures the irony and somewhat ridiculous aftermath of the current NBA salary cap. […]

The Milwaukee Bucks got their man – a big man. According to the team’s official website, the Bucks have signed center Brook Lopez, giving Milwaukee a legitimate back-to-the-basket scoring threat at the post that it did not have in the last season. Bucks general manager Jon Horst sounded ecstatic of the transaction when he talked […]

Former Los Angeles Lakers center Brook Lopez has agreed to a deal with the Milwaukee Bucks, according to a report by Jordan Schultz of Yahoo Sports. Lopez agrees to the bi-annual exception on a one-year deal with Milwaukee. After playing his first nine seasons in the NBA with the Brooklyn Nets, Lopez was traded to […]

After acquiring Luka Doncic, the Dallas Mavericks have their backcourt of the future set. That makes finding a center their top priority heading into free agency. Dirk Nowitzki spent a career-high 97 percent of his minutes at the 5 last season, according to Basketball Reference, but that isn’t a viable long-term solution. Nerlens Noel meshed […]

The Los Angeles Kings could use every form of support right now, as their backs are against the wall in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs against the Vegas Knights. Los Angeles Lakers center Brook Lopez has surely done his part to inject some much-needed confidence to the Kings by donning an Anze […]

With the Los Angeles Lakers not qualifying for the playoffs, they held their exit interviews on Thursday afternoon with each player speaking to the media. One of the players that could have been making his last comments as a member of the Lakers was Brook Lopez who will be a free agent this off-season. After […]

With the Los Angeles Lakers’ 115-100 victory over the L.A. Clippers on Wednesday night, both teams’ seasons came to a close. Many questions remain about what the Lakers are going to do this offseason, one which involves the future of veteran center Brook Lopez with the team going forward. Following the win, Lopez opened up […]

Although Los Angeles Lakers rookie shooting guard Josh Hart is still recovering from a fractured left hand that has sidelined him since Feb. 28, his great sense of humor remains fully intact. During Monday night’s Lakers postgame show, Hart joined the Spectrum SportsNet studio and eventually got around to doing a priceless impersonation of one […]

Although he is no longer in his prime, Brook Lopez has been a solid addition to the Los Angeles Lakers this year. He is currently averaging 12.0 points and 3.7 rebounds per game this season while shooting 44 percent from the field and 33 percent from deep. This year, the Lakers have proven to be […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are a young team that really likes to get up and down the court. According to StatMuse, they have the fastest pace in the league during the 2017-18 NBA season, but the reason is really surprising considering they have Lonzo Ball. “The Lakers have played the fastest pace in the NBA […]

If it weren’t for Koby Altman’s multiple power moves in the dying moments of the NBA trade window, the long-anticipated trade deadline would have passed in a somewhat anticlimactic manner. The Cleveland Cavaliers completely refurbished their roster in a flurry of unexpected moves, but the vast majority of teams stood pat, avoiding major alterations to […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are one of the most talented teams in the NBA, at least on paper. On the day of the NBA’s February 8 trade deadline, the Cavaliers did not disappoint. In just a few hours, the Cavaliers acquired George Hill, Jordan Clarkson, Larry Nance Jr, and Rodney Hood. To do this, the 2016 […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are preparing for what will be their busiest offseason in recent memory. The team’s dynamic front office duo of Rob Pelinka and Magic Johnson plan to make some major moves this summer with LeBron James and Paul George potentially in their crosshairs once NBA free agency begins on July 1. On […]

Despite injuries to key contributors and endless speculation leading up to the NBA trade deadline on Feb. 8, the Los Angeles Lakers continue to play well both on the road and at home. The team is coming off their seventh straight win on their home floor of the Staples Center with second-year forward Brandon Ingram […]

Brook Lopez hasn’t had the type of season he was expecting during his first year as a member of his hometown Los Angeles Lakers. The 7-footer recently expressed the reasoning behind his visible frustration in recent games, noting it’s directly correlated to his lack of playing time. Lopez’s frustration wasn’t any more evident than during […]

On Wednesday night, the Los Angeles Lakers took on the Orlando Magic. In four quarters of play, they were soundly defeated 127-105. Obviously, this was a frustrating loss for the Lakers who are one of the worst teams in the NBA. In fact, according to Bill Oram of the SoCalNewsGroup, Brook Lopez was visibly distressed […]

In spite of the recent struggles for the Los Angeles Lakers, there is immense hope that Brandon Ingram will become the face of the franchise. During a recent appearance on Lakers Voices with Mike Trudell, Brook Lopez believes that Ingram is an amazing talent and that the sky is indeed the limit for the young […]

For their upcoming game tonight against the star-studded Oklahoma City Thunder (20-17) at Staples Center, the Los Angeles Lakers (11-25) received both good and bad news regarding the status of three key players. According to ClutchPoints’ own Ryan Ward, the Lakers will have a healthy rookie forward Kyle Kuzma and the return of starting center Brook […]

Heading into the 2017-18 NBA season, December was going to be an extremely challenging month for the Los Angeles Lakers as they had to face the Cleveland Cavaliers, Golden State Warriors (twice), and Houston Rockets (twice). While the Lakers were competitive in all of those games against the championship contenders, they have lost nine of […]

The Los Angeles Lakers fell short on Monday night at the Staples Center against the defending NBA champion Golden State Warriors with Kevin Durant and company getting the best of Luke Walton’s squad in overtime at the Staples Center. Along with losing for the 18th time this season, the Lakers also appear to have lost […]

Before the first half of the Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors game ended, Brook Lopez sprained his ankle while defending Kevin Durant. He did not return for the second half as the Lakers now prepare for a two-game road trip against the Houston Rockets and Warriors. According to Ryan Ward of ClutchPoints, the […]

In the ’90s, the low post was king. Mid-range jumpers ruled the 2000s. And then there’s today, an era of so-called “unicorn” big men such as Joel Embiid, Kristaps Porzingis, Karl-Anthony Towns and Lauri Markkanen, who all have the three-ball in their arsenal. Will this trend continue to grow or as we’ve seen over the […]

Hitting nothing but air during free throw attempts is something not new for some centers in the NBA. DeAndre Jordan, Dwight Howard and Andre Drummond are just some of the big men who have struggled to knock down shots from that distance, and have airballed a few attempts in the past. Brook Lopez is not […]

Los Angeles Lakers center Brook Lopez must just be cat-owner goals. Lopez, who lives in one of the L.A. areas affected by the recent wildfires, was on his way to Charlotte for the second leg of the Lakers road trip. But he had to make sure his beloved cat was safe. So he arranged for […]

It has been a long-standing theme in the NBA, that the Eastern Conference plays little brother to the Western Conference. For several seasons the West has been clearly superior to the East. The East’s distinction of being the weaker conference earned it a catchy nickname, the “Leastern Conference.” Through games played on Nov. 27, the […]