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rjcarr t1_jbk4tzz wrote

Reply to comment by sktwocan in Kevin Durant out after injuring ankle in pregame slip, scheduled for MRI. by PrincessBananas85

While wearing low tops for some reason.

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YellowStreetLamp t1_jbk7edw wrote

This shit needs to die. High tops do not protect ankles at all. It's a complete myth

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belizeanheat t1_jbkdi2x wrote

You don't want to only wear high tops, because you want to build ankle strength by letting them be completely unsupported.

But on gameday, for many guys they absolutely do help. It's not like it's rocket science... A little extra support in a particular area is always going to prevent some minor tweaks, but if you always have that support, your ankles won't be as strong

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YellowStreetLamp t1_jbkne5t wrote

Even the gameday part is not true at least not really. It's like saying a t-shirt will protect you from a gunshot.

Yes they do in theory provide some support but the support they give is so little that it would literally never prevent an injury. The ammount of force needed to injure your ankle is so far beyond what a little bit of fabric or leather can protect you from that it's not even worth mentioning as actual protection.

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InnovativeFarmer t1_jbk9u6b wrote

I used to wear high tops almost exclusively playing sports. I broke my lower leg and dislocated my ankle when a player did a take slide. It was bad. Really close to being a compound fracture. They had to cut the cleats off because they were high tops. I learned that day if its bad enough high tops arent going to stop it. They just get in the way.

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caronare t1_jbkz1s7 wrote

Kept my ankle from coming clean off during a compound fracture playing baseball.

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