Person in history
Brook Lopez
Brook Lopez, American basketball player
Life at a glance
- Born
- 1988 · April 1
- Age this year
- 38No death recorded in our data
- Known as
- basketball player. Citizenship: United States
- Born
- 38th anniversary of their birth this year
Their story
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  * 
Why this date
Brook Lopez appears on our April 1 calendar for 1988 as a birth entry.
The world when they were born
Other entries we record for 1988.
- June 1Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty
- September 12Hurricane Gilbert
- September 9Vietnam Airlines Flight 831
- September 188888 Uprising
- September 18Henri Namphy
Born the same day
Contemporaries — born the same year
- 1988Sam WhitelockOctober 12
- 1988Tim MoltzenSeptember 15
- 1988Virat KohliNovember 5
- 1988Sergio AgüeroJune 2
- 1988Norris ColeOctober 13
- 1988Jorge Torres NiloJanuary 16
- 1988Kelley O'HaraAugust 4
- 1988Chelsea KaneSeptember 15
Sources
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Questions about Brook Lopez
When was Brook Lopez born?
April 1 1988.
How old would Brook Lopez be today?
38 this year, based on the birth year we hold. We have no death record for them in our data, which is not proof either way.
Who else was born on April 1?
Gianluca Musacci, Ding Junhui, Logan Paul and others — the list is on this page and on the date page.
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