The dunk would have been a nice highlight, if Vlatko Cancar had only stuck the landing. Instead, he has rewatched it solely for educational purposes, at the behest of a former strength and conditioning coach back home in Slovenia.
“He was part of our national team in 2017. We call him ‘Professor,'” Cancar said. “I watched it just so I learn how to land next time. He tells me how to land. Not on straight leg and stiff leg. Try to land more soft. Yeah, he’s on my (butt) about that.”
Cancar, the Nuggets reserve forward beloved by diehard fans and by Nikola Jokic, has finally been cleared to play 106 days after another season of professional basketball was derailed by misfortune.