As Will Barton watched Nuggets training camp in San Diego from a medical table, slowed by a left ankle injury, he had one thought: “Here we (freaking) go.”
Who could fault Barton after numerous injuries the past few seasons?
But an MRI on his ankle revealed no serious damage, and days later, Barton was walking again. From Barton’s perspective, having dealt with core surgery, a debilitating knee issue and a hamstring injury all in the last three seasons, he was relieved. All the work he’d done to get himself into shape wouldn’t be lost to an extended injury.