After Al Jefferson went down with a knee injury last season.  President of basketball operations David Kahn told Jefferson in May to drop some weight during his rehabilitation so the Wolves could run an up tempo style in 09-10. Hobbled by a leg injury, losing weight can be tough, so “Big Al” decided to improvise by eating Ham and Turkey on wheat bread, footlongs daily, from Subway.
The result — Jefferson reported to training camp 31 pounds lighter at 262 pounds, the lightest he’s been in four years.
“We want to run this year. They made that clear,” Jefferson said. “When David Kahn came, he said that’s what he wants to do. When Kurt came, he said that’s what he wants to do. “So I was like, ‘I better get with it or I might be benched.’ I know they’re not going to wait for me to get down there to post up. So I better get this weight off so they don’t leave me down there.”
Note to Jared Fogle, grab all the Ham and Turkey you can before HR comes to your desk with security dude. It’s only a matter of time before “Svelte Al” takes over your desk.
Via Pioneer Press
