Brook Lopez
Brook Lopez, American basketball player
In context
- When
- Friday, April 1 198838 years ago
- Category
- BirthA notable person born on this day. Each links to a person page with their dates and story.
- Era
- 20th century · 1980s
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- Person
- Brook Lopez
At a glance
Born 1988-04-01.
Known as: basketball player. Citizenship: United States.
Listed as: human.
Who they were
Personal life Lopez is older than his twin brother, Robin , by one minute. [ 1 ] They have two other brothers—Chris and Alex. Alex played college basketball for Washington and Santa Clara , [ 2 ] and professionally in Japan, New Zealand, [ 3 ] and Spain. Both Brook and Robin are well known among NBA fans for their Disney fandom. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Lopez is married. [ 6 ] ^ SOME FUN FACTS ABOUT THE LOPEZ BROTHERS ^ All kidding aside,
Brook Robert Lopez is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "Splash Mountain", he was named an NBA All-Star as a member of the Brooklyn Nets, and was voted twice to the NBA All-Defensive Team while with the Milwaukee Bucks. He won an NBA championship with Milwaukee in 2021.
Early life
Educated at: Stanford University and San Joaquin Memorial High School.
Early life Lopez was born in Panorama City , California (his family lived in Granada Hills at the time), to Deborah Ledford and his now deceased father, Heriberto Lopez, a native of Cuba . Lopez moved from Los Angeles to Oak Harbor, Washington , while in second grade to be closer to his older brother, Alex, who was playing basketball at the University of Washington . One year later, he moved to Fresno, California , where he would spend the rest of his childhood and then attended San Joaquin Memorial High School .
Path and career
Professional career New Jersey / Brooklyn Nets (2008–2017) All-Rookie honors and increasing averages (2008–2011) Lopez with the New Jersey Nets in 2010 Lopez was drafted by the New Jersey Nets 10th overall. His twin brother, Robin, was drafted 15th overall by the Phoenix Suns . Lopez played in his first NBA game on October 29, 2008, in a 95-85 Nets win. In his first game, Lopez came off the bench and had 8 points, 8 rebounds, and 2 blocks in 25 minutes. [ 1 ]
Career statistics Legend   GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game  FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage  RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game   Bold   Career high  †  Won an NBA championship  * 
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Brook Lopez appears on our April 1 calendar for 1988 as a birth entry.
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Also in 1988
- September 9Vietnam Airlines Flight 831Vietnam Airlines Flight 831 crashes in Khu Khot, Thailand, while on approach to Don Muang International Airport, killing 76.
- March 14Johnson South Reef skirmishChina defeated Vietnam in a naval altercation while attempting to establish oceanographic observation posts on the Spratly Islands.
- September 12Hurricane GilbertHurricane Gilbert devastates Jamaica; it turns towards Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula two days later, causing an estimated $5 billion in damage.
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- September 188888 UprisingThe 8888 Uprising in Myanmar comes to an end.
- September 18Henri NamphyGeneral Henri Namphy, president of Haiti, is ousted from power in a coup d'état led by General Prosper Avril.
- September 18Magna Charta UniversitatumThe Magna Charta Universitatum, asserting key principles essential to the free operation of universities, is signed in Bologna by the rec…
- August 10Civil Liberties Act of 1988The Civil Liberties Act of 1988 became law, authorizing reparations to surviving Japanese Americans interned during World War II.
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April 1 1988 — 38 years ago, on a Friday.
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