I completely agree with you it’s just so pointless
When you break or sprain your ankle (ouch!), your ankle fractures and will begin to swell. If you break your ankle, the bone may slightly stick out, which can be easy to spot on your skin. When your ankle is sprained, it will usually swell with pain and will be a bright red color from the pain it's taking.
Hope that helps! UnicornFudge aka Nadia
Basketball is very rough and I know because I have played for 7 years. We should have more protection on our legs and maybe our arms because we do fall a lot and have to defend which gets very physical. I mean some do where knew guards but I think it should be a requirement