Toronto Raptors’ sports science director Alex McKechnie’s oddball shoelace treatment on DeMar DeRozan’s sprained thumb helped him score 34 points against Miami Heat
MIAMI—The thin red shoelace that Alex McKechnie carries in the pocket of his sweatpants has virtually become the Raptors’ sixth man.
DeMar DeRozan credited McKechnie’s oddball shoelace treatment on his sprained thumb for helping him score 34 points in Toronto’s victory over Miami in Game 5.
During timeouts, the Raptors’ director of sports science wrapped DeRozan’s thumb tightly from top to bottom with what the all-star guard called the “thousand-dollar shoelace.