“I don’t know if y’all noticed, but last year I didn’t look really engaged or (have) a lot of (the) energy I had with other teams because I was playing on one leg,” Brown said after he joined the Raptors for practice Saturday. “I want that to be addressed: I know a lot of fans didn’t think I played with a lot of energy, and I didn’t want to be here — that’s on social media — but I do want to be here, I do want to play with these guys, it’s a great bunch of guys, great coaches, great organization, but I was literally playing on one leg. It was tough for me mentally, I couldn’t move the way I wanted, play defence the way I wanted, so it was tough.”
Source: SportsNet
Source: SportsNet
What’s the buzz on Twitter?
Eric Koreen @ekoreen
Bruce Brown is out tomorrow but listed as return-to-play condition. WALTER will be with 905. – 4:13 PM
Bruce Brown is out tomorrow but listed as return-to-play condition. WALTER will be with 905. – 4:13 PM
Michael Grange @michaelgrange
You don’t here too many athletes address fans like this, but Bruce Brown wanted to clear the air. He’s a stand-up cowboy. Full credit. Also added that had he known his knee was going to flare up again, he would had surgery sooner: pic.x.com/ok0Gny12kb – 2:28 PM
You don’t here too many athletes address fans like this, but Bruce Brown wanted to clear the air. He’s a stand-up cowboy. Full credit. Also added that had he known his knee was going to flare up again, he would had surgery sooner: pic.x.com/ok0Gny12kb – 2:28 PM
Michael Grange @michaelgrange
Some notes from Raptors practice today: Bruce Brown is reconditioning and expectation is he will play at some point during the Raptors upcoming four-game road trip. Ja’Kobe Walter will stay behind with Raptors 905 to work his way back into game shape and get live reps. – 1:58 PM
Some notes from Raptors practice today: Bruce Brown is reconditioning and expectation is he will play at some point during the Raptors upcoming four-game road trip. Ja’Kobe Walter will stay behind with Raptors 905 to work his way back into game shape and get live reps. – 1:58 PM
More on this storyline
Eric Koreen: Bruce Brown is out tomorrow but listed as return-to-play condition. WALTER will be with 905. -via x.com / November 23, 2024
“I was on one leg. You could watch, first half I was pretty much fine, once the second half started and it got really stiff,” he said. “I couldn’t run, couldn’t move, (but) we had so many guys out, that’s just not how I’m built (to sit out). If I can go out there and play, I go out there and play. It was tough, obviously, it didn’t look good some of the time, I didn’t perform the way I was supposed to, but if I can do a little bit, then why not.” -via SportsNet / November 23, 2024
Michael Grange: Both Bruce Brown (knee) and Kelly Olynyk (back) were getting shots up before the Raptors shootaround at UCLA this morning. Both moving well, but still a ways from returning, is my guess. -via Twitter / November 9, 2024