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You wouldn’t dare wear flip-flops to go running, so why wear running shoes to play basketball?
Because they’re comfortable? Bad answer.
“Someone playing basketball wearing running shoes with no lateral support, or returning from jumping motion with no stability” could end up with a serious inversion ankle sprain, said Dr. James Losito, professor of podiatric biomechanics at Barry University in Miami Shores.
That is, the ankle rolls outward, ligaments stretch and tear and tendons can be damaged.
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