Beloved Kansas Jayhawk Christian Braun sports a Gonzaga jersey for the game after losing a bet

Only a few Kansas basketball gamers have endeared themselves to the Jayhawk fan base as deeply as Overland Park native Christian Braun, who spent three years at KU and contributed to a workforce that received a nationwide championship in 2022. His animated expressions on the court docket, ardour for the sport and talent to return up in massive moments had been second to none.

Braun received the NBA Finals as a rookie with the Denver Nuggets and is coming off a fair higher yr in 2023-24. In 72 video games, he’s averaging 7.2 factors, 3.6 rebounds and 1.4 assists off the bench on 46.7% taking pictures. He’s a key participant for the highest seeded workforce within the Western Convention.

Whereas now taking part in within the execs, Braun and his assist of the Jayhawks is outspoken on social media. The previous KU star made a guess over the weekend with Nuggets teammate Julian Strawther, a freshman who performed at Gonzaga and loved a profitable profession with the Bulldogs, for a Spherical of 32 matchup between the 2 faculties.

As everyone knows by now, Kansas didn’t come out victorious on this sport. A second-half drive led the Zags to a 21-point victory, successfully ending KU's season. To make good on his guess, Braun needed to put on a Gonzaga jersey for Denver's sport in opposition to the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday. That is your final probability to look away, Jayhawks followers.

Seeing Braun in something aside from a Kansas jersey is a nasty factor after his in depth profession at KU. However donning a Gonzaga jersey might have given “CB” some luck, as he scored an environment friendly 17 factors on 8-for-10 discipline aim taking pictures within the 25-point victory. He grabbed 5 rebounds and hit one 3-pointer within the outing.

Whereas Kansas misplaced and Braun misplaced his finish of the guess, he stayed true to it and performed alongside. On the finish of the day, Braun received a hoop on the collegiate degree, an accomplishment neither Strawther nor any of his teammates can boast.