to the New York Knicks. On May 21, 2012, Bass tallied a playoff career-high 27 points to help the Celtics gain a 3–2 series lead over the Philadelphia 76ers. The Celtics won that series, but were eliminated in the next round by the Miami Heat. In the 2011–12 season, Bass established his career-high points average to 12.5 and his rebounds to 6.2 that increased the Celtics' offense and defense. On July 14, 2012, Bass re-signed with the Celtics. In January 2015, Bass re-gained his starting spot and finished the season averaging 10.6 points and 4.9 rebounds per game. Los Angeles Lakers (2015–2016) On July 9, 2015, Bass signed with the Los Angeles Lakers. He made his debut for the Lakers in the team's season opener against the Minnesota Timberwolves on October 28, recording 2 points and 6 rebounds in a 112–111 loss. On January 20, 2016, he scored a season-high 18 points in a loss to the Sacramento Kings. Los Angeles Clippers (2016–2017) On July 19, 2016, Bass signed with the Los Angeles Clippers. For the season he appeared in 52 games, averaging 5.6 points in 11.1 minutes per game. Liaoning Flying Leopards (2017–2020) In August 2017, Bass signed with the Liaoning Flying Leopards. Due to restrictions on international travel, Bass along with teammate Lance Stephenson were unable to return to China in June 2020 to finish the 2019–20 season with the team. National team career In February 2021, Bass was selected to the 14-player roster for the final round of the 2022 FIBA AmeriCup qualification. On 19 February he scored 12 points in a 93–77 victory over Bahamas. Personal life Bass' younger brother, Chris, played college basketball for Louisiana State as well. An avid hip-hop fan, Bass has been writing rap songs since he was 11 and recording them since he was 16. The main topic he chooses to address in his music is his upbringing and overall life. Bass is married to Melissa Prejean. The couple has one son, Brandon Jr., and one daughter, Bella. Career statistics College |- |style="text-align:left;"|2003–04 |style="text-align:left;"|LSU |29||29||35.0||.504||.263||.783||7.4||.6||.7||1.9||12.8 |- |style="text-align:left;"|2004–05 |style="text-align:left;"|LSU |30||29||33.6||.567||.462||.777||9.1||.8||.8||1.6||17.3 |- | align="left" | Career | align="left" | | 59 || 58 || 34.3 || .540 || .378 || .780 || 8.2 || .7 || .8 || 1.8 || 15.1 NBA Regular season |- | align="left" | | align="left" | New Orleans | 29 || 1 || 9.2 || .400 || .000