Are ankle and wrists weights really bad for you?

[East st and ave]

I noticed 1 article showed up on different sites saying that they can cause damage to the joints

[Puerto Rican Gary]

everything is bad for you/

[Mvp_Status]

When I was in high school, my basketball coach told us not to use ankle weights because they **** up your knees ("water in the knee"). Don't know how much truth there is to that though, I just stayed away from them (did squats instead)