National Basketball Association

Oh, brother: Robin Lopez blocks Brook at the rim

Published Apr. 7, 2015 11:15 a.m. ET

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Robin Lopez came out throwing the first punch at his brother, Brook, when the Nets and Trail Blazers met Monday night.

Less than four minutes into the game, Brook caught the rock on the perimeter, went with one dribble to the hoop and tried to finish at the rim. But Robin wasn't having it (h/t to Bleacher Report):

Actually, that block may not have even been the first punch. This pregame quote, courtesy of NetsDaily's Anthony Puccio, was probably it.

"It's amazing how far you can go with a crappy center," Robin joked Monday night. "But I guess he fooled the NBA for a couple weeks, at least."

By the end of the night, Brook, who has been hotter than Hansel lately, got the better of his twin, dropping 32 points and grabbing nine rebounds in a win. It was the sixth time Lopez has gone for 30-plus in his past 11 games.

He even got his brother (Robin scored just eight points and grabbed seven rebounds) to admit the unspeakable. From Tim Bontemps of the New York Post:

Lopez (take your pick of either one, actually) might be the funniest player in the NBA. Clearly, this was all in good fun. They're brothers, and they're obviously close.

More from Bontemps:

Brook, who's won back-to-back Player of the Week awards, went from eating grimey fast food at 2:30 a.m. one night to dropping 32 and nine the next. Now, that is a hot streak if I've ever seen one.