0 1 1 ▁NBA ▁lock out , ▁Bro oks ▁signed ▁to ▁play ▁for ▁the ▁Gu ang d ong ▁Southern ▁Tig ers . ▁On ▁January ▁ 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Bro oks ▁scored ▁ 4 0 ▁points ▁while ▁playing ▁ 3 8 ▁minutes ▁off ▁the ▁ben ch ▁as ▁Gu ang d ong ▁defeated ▁the ▁T ian jin ▁R ong gang ▁ 1 1 0 - 9 7 . ▁Bro oks ▁was ▁ 5 ▁points ▁sh y ▁of ▁t ying ▁the ▁Gu ang d ong ▁points ▁scored ▁record ▁made ▁by ▁former ▁player ▁Du ▁F eng . ▁On ▁February ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Bro oks ▁was ▁selected ▁as ▁the ▁replacement ▁starting ▁point ▁guard ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁C BA ▁All - Star ▁game . ▁The ▁original ▁st arter , ▁J . R . ▁Smith , ▁decided ▁not ▁to ▁play ▁due ▁to ▁personal ▁reasons . ▁Bro oks ▁was ▁also ▁selected ▁to ▁particip ate ▁for ▁the ▁C BA ' s ▁Three - Point ▁Sho ot out ▁competition . ▁In ▁the ▁three - point ▁shoot out , ▁Bro oks ▁was ▁one ▁point ▁sh y ▁from ▁entering ▁the ▁final ▁round ▁of ▁the ▁competition . ▁In ▁the ▁All - Star ▁game , ▁Bro oks ▁led ▁all ▁compet itors ▁with ▁ 9 ▁ass ists , ▁but ▁his ▁Northern ▁All - St ars ▁team ▁lost ▁to ▁the ▁Southern ▁All - St ars , ▁ 1 2 2 - 1 1 2 . ▁On ▁March ▁ 8 , ▁the ▁NBA ▁on