Christian Braun’s big night for the Nuggets in Game 3 of NBA Finals set Twitter ablaze
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Nikola Jokić made history during the Nuggets’ 109–94 victory over the Heat on Wednesday in Game 3 of the NBA Finals.
Jokić had 32 points, 21 rebounds and 10 assists in Miami, and it was the first time a player ever had a 30–20–10 game in NBA Finals history.
And yet, the Nuggets player who lit up Twitter on Wednesday night was rookie Christian Braun. He scored 15 points, making all but one of his eight shots and had four rebounds.
Braun, who played at Blue Valley Northwest High School and won a national championship with the Kansas Jayhawks, did that in just 19 minutes. He drew praise from his Nuggets teammates and his name was trending on Twitter.
Here is a snippet of what fans were saying on social media about Braun.
The @KUHoops fans have to be ecstatic watching the sensational play the @Nuggets r getting from rookie CHRISTIAN BRAUN (15- in 19 min). Just ask the @MiamiHEAT what they think of him. He has been a nightmare for the Heat .Now Denver up 93-77 with 6 min left .
— Dick Vitale (@DickieV) June 8, 2023
Burlington born.
3 Kansas state championships.
1 National Championship for Kansas.
Has a breakout season as a rookie.
En route to an NBA championship.
We’re getting close to seeing Christian Braun become the greatest KANSAS basketball player.
Not KU (Wilt), but Kansas? Yeah. https://t.co/IAVrfzblwt— Matt Kleinmann (@matt_kleinmann) June 8, 2023
Winning Impact of the Night to Cristian Braun
15pts 4reb 1ast 1stl
87.5%FG 88.9%TS
Energy, tenacity, effort all bundled up into one of the most impactful performances of the playoffs so far. The rookie has that dog in him & is fun to watch him go out and hoop pic.twitter.com/IiAQPyQmIr— Just Hoops Basketball (@JustHoops5) June 8, 2023
My fellow citizens of Denver, I see you have discovered the Christian Braun screaming gifs. May I now present to you, the Christian Braun screaming highlight video:pic.twitter.com/pA3HWZappo
— Abbey Shea (@abbeyshea) June 8, 2023
christian braun attacked jimmy butler in the nba finals lmaooo
pic.twitter.com/hAb0VOB3xW— Sam Richmond (@samrichmondBR) June 8, 2023
Seriously. Braun was doing his best Austin Reaves impersonation out there tonight. Next he will be trying to hook up with Taylor Swift....
— CJG (@66cjg) June 8, 2023
Braun be like pic.twitter.com/nTPc0Wa4QO
— Dror Kessler (@Kessler_Dror) June 8, 2023
Christian Braun taking Jimmy Butler to the wood shed on his own floor and yelling “this my culture” is nuts
— Mr. Ass (@JohnchoVilla) June 8, 2023
— Daily Grind Fantasy Sports (@DGFantasy) June 8, 2023
My family didn't know much about the Nuggets a couple months ago
Today they saw Braun make GREAT PLAYS and were like, "El Rookie!!" https://t.co/L4M8LFYM1L— (@crescentia1527) June 8, 2023
Christian Braun to Jimmy Butler pic.twitter.com/K48RDkghSF
— Swipa (@SwipaCam) June 8, 2023
CB is a DAWGGGGG https://t.co/RDgdXoUACw
— Damion️ (@brawrodriguez) June 8, 2023
Himmy jimmy butler losing to christian braun pic.twitter.com/cGEOvm5mIV https://t.co/6crcnXdenz
— gabo (@gqbasura) June 8, 2023
Former KU star Paul Pierce was blown away by Braun’s basket over Heat star Jimmy Butler. But a word of warning, there is offensive language in the video.
Paul Pierce’s reaction was all of ours watching Christian Braun lay Jimmy Butler pic.twitter.com/qvstE4AUPA
— JumpmanGerm (@Jumpman_Germ) June 8, 2023
