Brook Lopez goes berserk on Trey Lyles, leads to double ejection late in Bucks win

There are a few players in the NBA that you genuinely don’t want to mess with. And Milwaukee Bucks center Brook Lopez is one of them.

Late in the Bucks’ rousing win over the nascent Sacramento Kings, Trey Lyles decided to rough up Giannis Antetokounmpo in a meaningless attempt to play defense with the Kings down by eight with around 15 seconds left in the game. As a result, Lopez went to confront the Kings forward, leading to a full-blown scuffle that ended with the two getting a headstart towards hitting the showers after their late-game ejections.

Brook Lopez clearly took exception to Trey Lyles’ unnecessary physicality, given that the game was already out of reach. In fact, Antetokounmpo was merely trying to dribble the clock out. Thus, Lopez was well within his rights to give Lyles a stern talking to, as this could have needlessly put the Bucks star in harm’s way. Nonetheless, the Kings forward decided that he didn’t want anything to do with the Bucks big man, as he gave Lopez a shove straight to his face while screaming out an expletive.

The two proceeded to lock up each other similar to how professional wrestlers usually begin their matches. Lopez and Lyles then had to be separated, with Domantas Sabonis (one of the biggest guys on the court) stepping in front of the two to prevent them from doing something that they would end up regretting.

Brook Lopez clearly took exception to Trey Lyles’ unnecessary physicality, given that the game was already out of reach. In fact, Antetokounmpo was merely trying to dribble the clock out. Thus, Lopez was well within his rights to give Lyles a stern talking to, as this could have needlessly put the Bucks star in harm’s way. Nonetheless, the Kings forward decided that he didn’t want anything to do with the Bucks big man, as he gave Lopez a shove straight to his face while screaming out an expletive.

The two proceeded to lock up each other similar to how professional wrestlers usually begin their matches. Lopez and Lyles then had to be separated, with Domantas Sabonis (one of the biggest guys on the court) stepping in front of the two to prevent them from doing something that they would end up regretting.