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Christian Braun’s Mom Also Went Viral at NBA Draft

Christian Braun, right, is congratulated by NBA Commissioner Adam Silver after being selected 21st overall by the Denver Nuggets in the NBA basketball draft, Thursday, June 23, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

The NBA Draft has become all  about the Moms.

The NBA Draft took place last night and Jayhawks star Christian Braun was selected by the Denver Nuggets, it came as a bit of a surprise, as he was a borderline first round selection. But that was not as big of a surprise for NBA fans who don’t follow Big 12 basketball as when they were introduced to Christian Braun’s mom.

She quickly went viral.

Social media went off on Lisa Braun (in a great way), who herself was a basketball star at Mizzou (1987-1991), where she earned All-Big Eight honors three times, and is in the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame.

She was always shown during Jayhawks games:

As for her son, he averaged 14.1 points, 6.5 rebounds, and 2.8 assists per game last season.

Braun was considered one of the best rebounding and defensive guards in the Big 12 last season.

Now his Mom is being more talked about then him. This is what the NBA Draft has turned into.


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