Dean Wade is making life miserable for Brandon Ingram in Cavs-Raptors series

CLEVELAND — If it weren’t for bad luck, Cleveland Cavaliers defensive stopper Dean Wade wouldn’t have any at all.Which, after he stepped on a ball boy’s foot about 90 minutes before a game against the Miami Heat last month, spraining his right ankle again, he probably would have preferred.Now, Wade wears matching black ankle braces on each foot, with both laces and an extra layer of Velcro for additional security. He calls them 60-year-old, church-league ankle braces, and he hates them, but if they keep him out of harm’s way, he’ll tie them extra tight and pull the Velcro until it can’t stretch anymore, to lock those ankles down.He’s doing the same thing to Toronto’s Brandon Ingram in this series.Advertisement