White men can’t jump if their ankles aren’t fully healed, Christian Braun learned recently.
So as he prepared to return from a left ankle sprain for the second time in as many months, he paid more attention this time to his bounce as a barometer.
“I think the biggest (factor) was, ‘Can I jump in the air?'” the Nuggets guard said. “Obviously, they do all their tests (on an injury) and they do a really good job, but truthfully, I couldn’t jump. And if everybody has seen me play, I jump off my left leg a ton.