There are a lot of rules in the NBA, on and off the courts, and rookies sometimes discover them in surprising ways. In the Rock Chalk Unplugged PodcastChristian Braun thus delivered a funny anecdote on this subject, even if it obviously did not make him laugh much at the time…
“I go to work on Monday and they warn us that we have a fine by placing a piece of paper on our chair. So that we see it before sitting down » explains the Denver rookie. “So I go get dressed and I see the piece of paper on my chair and it’s a $15,000 fine. What do you mean, $15,000 fine? I haven’t received a check yet! So you know me, I call Morgan (Montgomery, basketball operations coordinator) and I tell him $15,000 isn’t going to do it. More vulgarly, of course. I tell him that I will not pay. She said to me: ‘How are you not going to pay? It comes straight from above. »
The former Kansas explains that it was a parking fine, in the parking lot of the room.
“I had parked in three spaces, and they belong to Mr. Kroenke, our owner. In fact, I parked in his place, I even parked in his three places! Since it’s a $5,000 fine if you park in the place of a manager or an owner, I was fined $15,000. »
While the parking lot was visibly empty, Christian Braun did not imagine that the rule was so strict. In the end, he still managed to lower the amount of the offense.
“There was nobody in the room, my car was still on and I stayed there for two and a half minutes. But they saw me on camera and they figured out who the car belonged to. She (Morgan Montgomery) managed to lower the fine to $2,500, which makes a big difference when you haven’t received a salary yet. »
| Christian Brown | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Crew | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2022-23 | DEN | 76 | 16 | 49.5 | 35.4 | 62.5 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 4.7 |
| Total | 76 | 16 | 49.5 | 35.4 | 62.5 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 4.7 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Shots made / Shots attempted; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def= defensive rebound; Tot = Total bounces; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost bullets; Ct: Counters; Points = Points.
