How'd I not know before that Brook Lopez's nickname is "Splash Mountain"?

[Anthony Vito]

I didn't learn this until tonight's NBA Finals game?

 

[mantysk8coach]

Him and his brother are huge Disney fans!

 

[bcla]

There was this when he was a rookie.

 

[chickapin parterre]

Lopez's low-key, oddball personality also has been a fit with the fun-loving Bucks. He enjoys matching the 50 states with their capitals as a pastime and owns a house at Walt Disney World where each room is themed (Disney is the parent company of ESPN). Instead of rocking the latest in high-end fashion, he favors a leather, cross-body book bag, faded T-shirts with odes to cartoon characters and loudly colored striped polo shirts. As a show of his appreciation to his new organization at Christmas, Lopez gifted chocolate boxes to all 70-plus Bucks staffers who work at the team's practice facility.
The self-described "eccentric" endeared himself to his coaches by showing up 45 minutes early to practices to hone his shooting ability. And the result of that extra work has earned Lopez the nickname "Splash Mountain" among Bucks fans.
The incredible transformation has been an important reason why the Bucks won an NBA-best 60 games and are steamrolling through the playoffs.
"All of a sudden," Longstaff said, "it was like, 'This is scary for opponents.'"

 

[chickapin parterre]

70 people work at the team facility??????

good thing USC or UCLA didn't offer scholarship

 

[Anthony Vito]

I knew they were fellow Disney nerds. I follow Robin on Twitter (I don't think Brook is on Twitter). Brook had a real nice run tonight - 6 straight points and a monster dunk. I just don't know how I ever missed that was his nickname. It's only a few years I guess that it started, but he wasn't an outside shooter earlier in his career. Such a great nickname. Also just finding out they own in Golden Oak, although that makes sense.

 

[Anthony Vito]

I saw a story last year - Brook and Robin (they were both on the Bucks last year) got permission to leave the team for like half a day when they were on a road trip and flew to Orlando for the opening of Galaxy's Edge and were there for like an hour or something.