No one who has gotten to know Caris LeVert over the past half-decade -- as an almost redshirt at the University of Michigan, and breakout star with the Brooklyn Nets -- will be surprised to hear there will be minimal sulking after LeVert's devastating leg injury Monday.
It is one of LeVert's defining traits -- something that has made him a beloved teammate, and cultural keystone of the Nets' long rebuild: He takes joy in the success of others, even when things are not going well for him. At Michigan, those in the program were stunned LeVert sustained such positivity even as three foot surgeries derailed his career.