'87 4kq: Is this what they mean by Team Doorhandle?

[Andrew Buc]

Lately the LR door on my car has gotten a bit touchy about being opened from
the outside--from the inside hasn't been a problem. As a single man, I don't
need to open the rear doors often, but occasionally I do.

Yesterday the door just didn't want to open. At one point I gave a good tug on
the handle, and it came ~1/2" away from the sheet metal, but snapped back when I
let go. I figured it was wise to take no for an answer! The door still opens
fine from inside.

So, is this the garden variety door handle failure mode, or something else? Is
it likely that that tug on the handle damaged anything? TIA