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One quarter is all Brook Lopez needed to do his best James Harden impression

In the first quarter of preseason action versus the Denver Nuggets, the LA Clippers’ backup center, Brook Lopez, went on a heat check in the first quarter. He was drilling three-pointers unconsciously, and with just over one minute remaining, Lopez did a step-back from long range and hit nothing but net.

Brook Lopez is cooking, hits this stepback 3-pointer for his 3rd triple of the 1st quarter. pic.twitter.com/8awhJpkfYP

— Tomer Azarly (@TomerAzarly) October 13, 2025

This is one of the scariest qualities in his bag, especially at seven feet, as it is not normal at his size to be showcasing moves most commonly seen from point guards.