<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/los-angeles-clippers/clippers-news-brook-lopez-agrees-to-2-year-18-million-deal-with-la');   ga('set', 'title', 'Brook Lopez agrees to 2-year, $18 million deal with Clipper');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Brook-Lopez-Los-Angeles-Clippers-Milwaukee-Bucks.jpg"><figcaption>CP</figcaption></figure><h1>Brook Lopez agrees to 2-year, $18 million deal with Clipper</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-30T17:37:19-07:00">June 30th, 5:37pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-30T17:49:22-07:00">June 30th, 5:49pm</time><address><a>Tomer Azarly</a>Tomer Azarly is in his ninth season as the LA Clippers beat writer and NBA reporter for ClutchPoints. From the Lob City era to the Kawhi Leonard-James Harden era, he brings you everything you need to know about the Clippers as well as coast-to-coast coverage of the NBA.In his free time, Tomer likes to play basketball, video games, and draw.You can follow his Twitter and Instagram for all Clippers content.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Clippers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Los Angeles Clippers entered free agency with a number of priorities: the main ones being <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-clippers/nba-rumors-clippers-a-strong-potential-destination-for-likely-hawks-departure">addressing the backup center</a> as well as the backup point guard positions. Enter Brook Lopez.</p><p>As free agency starts on Monday evening, it appears as though the big man is headed to the Los Angeles Clippers.</p><h2><b>Brook Lopez agrees to 2-year, $18 million deal with Clippers</b></h2><p>According to ESPN’s Shams Charania, <a href="https://x.com/shamscharania/status/1939833558400418291?s=46">Brook Lopez has agreed</a> to a two-year, $18 million deal with the Clippers.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Free agent center Brook Lopez has agreed to a two-year, $18 million deal with the Los Angeles Clippers, sources tell ESPN. Clippers and Lopez's agents at Wasserman negotiate a new deal for the 2021 Bucks champion to exit Milwaukee and land in Los Angeles. <a href="https://t.co/vmxiXtoGqu">pic.twitter.com/vmxiXtoGqu</a></p><p>— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) <a href="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1939833558400418291?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 30, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>In 80 appearances for the Bucks last season, Brook Lopez has played thte last seven seasons with the Milwaukee Bucks, playing 469 regular season games and 76 playoff games. Over his seven years, Lopez averaged 13 points, 5.2 rebounds, 1.3 assists, and 2.1 blocks in 29.1 minutes per game while shooting 48.7 percent from the field and 35.7 percent from three</p><p>The move to add Lopez comes as a bit of a surprise after the Los Angeles Lakers were <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-lakers/sources-brook-lopez-lakers-top-free-agency-target-deandre-ayton">expected to be the landing spot</a> for the Milwaukee Bucks free agent center.</p><blockquote>The Los Angeles Lakers have emerged as the favorite to sign Brook Lopez away from the Milwaukee Bucks, according to sources close to the situation. Lopez, 37, would provide much-needed size and spacing, though the organization is split internally on whether he can still start full-time at this stage of his career.Sources also indicate that the Lakers have remained active in their pursuit of centers on the trade market, making regular calls, especially to the Portland Trail Blazers, given their crowded center rotation. The closest they got to talks progressing was a deal for Robert Williams III, but sources also indicate that Portland wanted Dalton Knecht and the Lakers were reluctant to include him.</blockquote><p>Heading into free agency, the Clippers were reportedly interested in Clint Capela as a potential backup for Los Angeles, but the Atlanta Hawks free agent center agreed to a three year, $21.5 million deal with the Houston Rockets.</p><p>Brook Lopez won a championship with the Milwaukee Bucks in the 2020-21 season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Brook Lopez agrees to 2-year, $18 million deal with Clipper

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/los-angeles-lakers/sources-brook-lopez-lakers-top-free-agency-target-deandre-ayton');   ga('set', 'title', 'Sources: Brook Lopez emerging as Lakers’ top free agency target');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Lakers-Brook-Lopez-free-agency-pursuit-gaining-real-momentum.jpg"></figure><h1>Sources: Brook Lopez emerging as Lakers’ top free agency target</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-30T12:52:12-07:00">June 30th, 12:52pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-30T13:42:21-07:00">June 30th, 1:42pm</time><address><a>Anthony Irwin</a>Anthony Irwin has been covering the Lakers in some capacity for roughly a decade at outlets such as Locked on Lakers, Silver Screen &amp; Roll and Forum Blue &amp; Gold. He currently podcasts about the team on The Lakers Lounge and the NBA in general on Basketball Passport. He looks forward to continuing his reporting for ClutchPoints after entering the rumor foray over the last couple years.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Lakers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Los Angeles Lakers have emerged as the favorite to sign Brook Lopez away from the Milwaukee Bucks, according to sources close to the situation. Lopez, 37, would provide much-needed size and spacing, though the organization is split internally on whether he can still start full-time at this stage of his career.</p><p>Sources also indicate that the Lakers have remained active in their pursuit of centers on the trade market, making regular calls, especially to the Portland Trail Blazers, given their crowded center rotation. The closest they got to talks progressing was a deal for Robert Williams III, but sources also indicate that Portland wanted Dalton Knecht and the Lakers were reluctant to include him.</p><p>A late development in this run-up to Lopez potentially heading back to Los Angeles was <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/blazers-news-deandre-ayton-becomes-free-agent-center-portland-contract-buyout">Deandre Ayton getting surprisingly bought out by Portland</a>. While Rob Pelinka likes to bet on draft pedigree and Ayton’s skill set meshes well as a lob threat for Luka Doncic, sources say the Lakers remained zeroed in on Lopez.</p><p>Some of this had to do with the timing of Ayton heading toward a buyout, and also some concern internally about Ayton’s career trajectory. No matter how this plays out, Ayton being available and the Lakers winding up with someone else while they were so desperate for centers is going to be something to come back to.</p><p>It should also be stated now, with <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/rockets-news-houston-emerges-as-serious-dorian-finney-smith-suitor">Dorian Finney-Smith likely heading to the Houston Rockets</a>, many around the league do anticipate the Lakers reaching out to Ayton. Questions remain about Ayton’s interest in signing if they also add Lopez, given other potential landing spots that may offer more playing time, but the Lakers are indeed interested.</p><p>Back to Lopez. There was some concern that, because of how his last tenure with LA ended and his feelings toward the organization at that time, he would not return. But this stage of his career, this is probably his last chance to land a deal above the veteran minimum contract. If the Lakers offer the most money, he can apparently look past some things. It also helps that Luke Walton is no longer the head coach. Lopez wasn’t exactly thrilled about his role under Walton in their <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/LAL/2018.html" rel="noopener">one season together</a>.</p><p>Things change quickly this time of year, though, so all of this is subject to change, but the Lakers may be up against it right from the onset of free agency.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Sources: Brook Lopez emerging as Lakers’ top free agency target

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/indiana-pacers/pacers-news-obi-toppin-insane-dunk-brook-lopez');   ga('set', 'title', 'Pacers’ Obi Toppin throws down insane dunk on Brook Lopez');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Pacers-news-Obi-Toppin-throws-down-insane-dunk-on-Brook-Lopez.jpg"></figure><h1>Pacers’ Obi Toppin throws down insane dunk on Brook Lopez</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-11T19:24:16-07:00">March 11th, 7:24pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-11T19:24:16-07:00">March 11th, 7:24pm</time><address><a>Troy Finnegan</a>Troy Finnegan is a Senior Editor and College Sports Lead at ClutchPoints. He graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder in 2023 with a degree in journalism and minors in communications and sports media, as well as a critical sports studies certificate. He has had a passion for sports his entire life, and enjoys covering and writing about all sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Indiana Pacers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/bucks-news-giannis-antetokounmpo-damian-lillard-injury-updates-pacers-game">Indiana Pacers and the Milwaukee Bucks went at it in a spirited battle</a> during the latest chapter of one of the newer rivalries in the NBA on Tuesday night. Last season, the two squads had a few high-profile battles in both the NBA Cup and the first round of the playoffs.</p><p>The Pacers got the better of that first round series last year in six games against a banged-up Bucks squad, and they continued that reign in this one. The Bucks looked like they were going to come out on top, but an improbable four-point play by Tyrese Halliburton with just three seconds left gave the Pacers a 115-114 win.</p><p>Halliburton wasn’t the only Pacers player to have a moment. During the third quarter, Indiana forward Obi Toppin cut through the lane, received the pass and <a href="https://x.com/ClutchPoints/status/1899629556958441960" rel="noopener">threw down a monster dunk</a> over Bucks center Brook Lopez.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">OBI TOPPIN SLAMS IT DOWN OVER BROOK LOPEZ 🍿😳<a href="https://t.co/77Rt0A8Y2L">pic.twitter.com/77Rt0A8Y2L</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1899629556958441960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 12, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>That was Toppin’s only field goal of the night, so he certainly made it count. The highlight slam gave the Pacers a lot of momentum that allowed them to stay close in this tight contest.</p><p>The Bucks had a chance to win it even after Haliburton’s heroics. Giannis Antetokounmpo raced up the court and pulled up for 3 at the buzzer, but the shot fell short and the Pacers escaped with a win that had to feel like it was stolen.</p><p>Not only is this a big win for the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/pacers-news-rick-carlisle-young-star-3-game-losing-streak">Pacers to get some momentum after a three-game losing streak</a>, it is a massive victory in terms of the Eastern Conference standings. Indiana is now tied for fourth place in the conference with the Bucks as they try to secure home-court advantage in the first round of the playoffs.</p><p>As the season winds down, it’s possible that this result and that shot by Haliburton plays a huge role in the way the postseason shakes out. Regardless of who ends up as the higher seed, there’s no question that there will be plenty of fireworks from Haliburton, Toppin, Antetokounmpo and others if these two rivals square off in the first round again.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Pacers’ Obi Toppin throws down insane dunk on Brook Lopez

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/bucks-news-brook-lopez-sized-up-conor-mcgregor-hilarous-bench-encounter');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bucks’ Brook Lopez gets sized up by Conor McGregor in hilarious bench encounter');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Brook-Lopezs-net-worth-in-2024.jpg"></figure><h1>Bucks’ Brook Lopez gets sized up by Conor McGregor in hilarious bench encounter</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-01-29T09:11:55-08:00">January 29th, 9:11am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-01-29T09:39:20-08:00">January 29th, 9:39am</time><address><a>Josue Pavon</a>Josue Pavon is an Associate Editor and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat writer for ClutchPoints. He started his career as a credentialed media member writing about the Boston Celtics for WEEI.com in Boston, where he grew into a local on-camera NBA reporter and podcast host for CLNS Media. Alongside the Celtics radio broadcaster and two-time NBA champion Cedric Maxwell, Josue is the co-host of the Cedric Maxwell podcast.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Milwaukee Bucks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Milwaukee Bucks center Brook Lopez got a surprise visit from Conor McGregor during a recent <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bucks-vs-jazz-prediction-odds-pick-spread-1-27-2025" rel="noopener">Bucks game against the Utah Jazz</a>. Instead of waiting to meet Lopez after the game, as most tend to do, McGregor took the opportunity to introduce himself during the second quarter of the Bucks’ 125-110 win against the Jazz.</p><p>McGregor <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DFYOZ8jvH_I/?igsh=MWhhYjA2MTlqZW1xeA%3D%3D&amp;img_index=2" rel="noopener">went</a> to the Bucks’ bench in the first half via Instagram.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/DFYOZ8jvH_I/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading"><div style="padding: 16px;"><p> </p><div style="display: flex;"><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div><div style="display: flex;"><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div></div></div><div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div><div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div><div style="padding-top: 8px;"><div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div></div><div style="padding: 12.5% 0;"></div><div style="display: flex; margin-bottom: 14px;"><div><div></div><div></div><div></div></div><div style="margin-left: 8px;"><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 20px; width: 20px;"></div><div></div></div><div style="margin-left: auto;"><div></div><div></div><div></div></div></div><div style="display: flex; margin-bottom: 24px;"><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;"></div><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; width: 144px;"></div></div><p> </p><p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DFYOZ8jvH_I/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" rel="noopener" style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">A post shared by @courtsidebuzzig</a></p></div></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><p>Conor McGregor wanted to see the difference between his 5-foot-9 frame and the 7-foot center. But to do it mid-game is as rare of an encounter as you’ll ever see during an NBA game. Lopez is certainly known for his sense of humor, so he took it all in stride and had fun with it. The big man finished with 10 points and six rebounds in the Bucks’ win against the Jazz.</p><p>As for McGregor, he has made his share of headlines at NBA games. The UFC star took part in a skit during the 2023 NBA Finals in Miami in which he punched a mascot and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-conor-mcgregor-sent-miami-mascot-to-er-with-knockout-punch">accidentally sent him to the ER</a>, and he also found himself in hot water at those same Finals <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/conor-mcgregor-sued-alleged-sexual-assault-heat-2023-nba-finals-game">by getting accused of sexual assault</a>.</p><h2><b>What’s next for Bucks?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Heat-forward-Jimmy-Butler-against-Bucks-guard-Damian-Lillard.jpg"><figcaption>Sam Navarro-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>While Brook Lopez is having his fun and the Bucks continue to make their way through an eventful season that saw them start slow before bouncing back in a big way, all eyes turn to the trade deadline. Amid the trade rumors, some NBA teams wonder if Heat forward <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-rival-teams-bucks-jimmy-butler-trade-play">Jimmy Butler could head to the Bucks</a>. The Bucks are a team that could surprise people with <a href="https://marcstein.substack.com/p/tons-of-nba-trade-season-talk?utm_source=post-email-title&amp;publication_id=392205&amp;post_id=155811583&amp;utm_campaign=email-post-title&amp;isFreemail=false&amp;r=39f60&amp;triedRedirect=true&amp;utm_medium=email" rel="noopener">a move</a> for Butler, per NBA insider Marc Stein.</p><p>“The Bucks still can’t trade for a player in Butler’s salary range unless/until they shed Pat Connaughton’s $9.4 million salary … or come up with a Butler trade construction that also ships out Connaughton,” Stein wrote. “Would the Heat, just to end this draining Butler saga ASAP, be willing to trade Butler for Khris Middleton and Bobby Portis? Neither player, crucially, has a contract that extends past 2025-26, which — as Jake Fischer explained Saturday in detail — is a huge priority for Miami.</p><p>“The Bucks, though, currently possess only one tradeable first-round pick (2031) and one tradeable second-rounder to sweeten any deal that involves Miami and/or a team to take on Connaughton,” Stein concluded.</p><p>Will the Bucks trade for Jimmy Butler? Could Brook Lopez be on the move?<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-bucks-determined-trade-deadline-jimmy-butler"> Milwaukee is looking to make some kind of trade</a>, so be on the lookout.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bucks’ Brook Lopez gets sized up by Conor McGregor in hilarious bench encounter

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/bucks-news-brook-lopez-hits-major-defensive-milestone-nets-game');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bucks’ Brook Lopez hits major defensive milestone during Nets game');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Brook-Lopez-hits-major-defensive-milestone-during-Nets-game.png"></figure><h1>Bucks’ Brook Lopez hits major defensive milestone during Nets game</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-26T20:10:51-08:00">December 26th, 8:10pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-26T20:10:51-08:00">December 26th, 8:10pm</time><address><a>Dylan Fine</a>Dylan Fine focuses on the NFL and NCAA Football for ClutchPoints, in addition to working on the meme team. Dylan is a graduate of Georgetown University and has covered various topics ranging from local politics in the DMV region with DC Voter For Animals to live sporting events in the Long Island and Rochester areas with The Southampton Press and Pickin’Splinters. When he isn't working, he's usually running in preparation for the next annual Turkey Trot.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Milwaukee Bucks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Milwaukee Bucks center Brook Lopez hit a major defensive milestone during Thursday night’s game against the Brooklyn Nets. The 16-year veteran has been a cornerstone of the franchise for seven seasons. And, like the team, he’s done yet. Lopez has helped significantly during the Bucks’ recent surge, which included winning the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bucks-news-fans-go-wild-milwaukee-nba-cup-dominance-vs-thunder">In-Season Tournament final over the Oklahoma City Thunder</a>.</p><p>Looking to help the team continue its stellar form, Lopez <a href="https://x.com/NBA/status/1872463009358246323" rel="noopener">moved to</a> 20th on the all-time block list against the Nets. This accomplishment is remarkable for a player who has evolved into an elite defensive weapon in Milwaukee.</p><h2><b>Brook Lopez has been the centerpiece to the Bucks’ elite defenses</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Bucks-center-Brook-Lopez.jpg"><figcaption>Michael McLoone-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Since he arrived in Milwaukee in 2018, Lopez has taken the franchise to the next level on both ends. It’s no coincidence that the Bucks were the No. 7 seed in the Eastern Conference the year before the center signed with the team. Once Lopez joined, the franchise has not been anything less than the N0. 3 seed in the East. This includes three years that the Bucks had the best record in the conference.</p><p>Of course, the crowning jewel of this era has been <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/all-27-moves-that-led-to-the-bucks-winning-the-2021-nba-championship">Milwaukee’s title win in 2021</a>. This championship was the franchise’s first since 1971. Lopez was a key piece to this run as the fourth-leading scorer and the team leader in blocks. Defense is where the elite center has seen his most significant improvement in Milwaukee. Lopez has recorded career-highs in blocks several times during this time and has made multiple NBA All-Defense teams.</p><p>Defense has been the calling card for Milwaukee’s evolution into a perennial title contender. The franchise has been <a href="https://www.teamrankings.com/nba/stat/defensive-efficiency?date=2023-06-13" rel="noopener">near the top</a> of the league in defensive efficiency since 2018. However, that metric took a hit last year in large part due to the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/damian-lillard-trade-grading-bucks-blazers-suns-deal">team’s decision to trade Jrue Holiday</a>. That transaction resulted in the team adding future first-ballot Hall-of-Famer Damian Lillard. It hasn’t been a seamless transition for the Blazer legend in Milwaukee. However, Dame is finding his footing this year.</p><p>The superstar point guard is exceeding his stats from last year in almost every major category. Lillard has also been crucial for a Bucks team that has won 13 out of their last 16 games. The team sits in the fifth spot in the Eastern Conference, and while that isn’t exactly a bad seed to have if the playoffs were to start right now, it looks to be moving up. Even at 36 years old, Brook Lopez will be crucial to Milwaukee’s continued rise up the standings and prospects of winning a third championship in franchise history.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2024-25 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
12.5	4.8	1.7	2.0	0.7

2024-25 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
12.5	4.8	1.7	2.0	0.7

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