NBA Finals: Nuggets’ Christian Braun seeking title a year after winning NCAA championship
The HinduDenver Nuggets rookie Christian Braun is showing that the NBA Finals is not too big of a stage for him. He’s in the right place at the right time, and he’s been doing that all year.” Braun has a chance to become just the fifth player in NBA history to win an NBA title a year after winning the NCAA championship, joining Bill Russell, Magic Johnson, Henry Bibby and Billy Thompson. “Getting shut down, we feel like we were definitely held back from something,” said Braun, who helped Kansas win the national title two years later when he had 12 points and 12 rebounds in the Jayhawks’ 72-69 win over North Carolina in the national championship. “All year long the one thing I’ve talked about with Christian is that he’s a winner,” Nuggets coach Michael Malone said. It’s kind of staying true to form for Christian Brawn.” Malone said he knew Braun’s addition was going to be big when the 6-7 shooting guard whose last name is pronounced “Brown,” helped Denver to a 128-123 win at Golden State in the second game of the season with Murray in street clothes as he worked his way back from a torn ACL.
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