BREAKING: Significant Jamal Murray Injury Update Before Warriors-Nuggets Game

ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reported an update on Jamal Murray.
BREAKING: Significant Jamal Murray Injury Update Before Warriors-Nuggets Game
BREAKING: Significant Jamal Murray Injury Update Before Warriors-Nuggets Game /

On Wednesday evening, the Denver Nuggets will host the Golden State Warriors in Colorado.  

They will remain without Jamal Murray, who has been ruled out for the second straight game.     

Now, ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reports that the NBA Champion point guard will likely miss significant time.   

Via Wojnarowski: "ESPN Sources: Denver Nuggets star Jamal Murray will be likely sidelined for the remainder of the month because of his right hamstring strain."

Via Wojnarowski: "The Nuggets are taking a cautious approach to assure that there will be no lingering issues with the hamstring and there’s an expectation that Murray will need three-to-four weeks to properly heal and return to play, sources said. (More on NBA Countdown at 7 PM Eastern on ESPN)."

Murray has played in seven games so far this season and is averaging 16.3 points, 2.6 rebounds and 7.4 assists per contest while shooting 43.3% from the field and 43.8% from the three-point range.  

The Nuggets have gone 7-1 in their first eight games and most recently defeated the New Orleans Pelicans by a score of 134-116 (without Murray).  

Last season, Murray averaged 20.0 points, 4.0 rebounds, 6.2 assists and 1.0 steals per contest while shooting 45.4% from the field and 39.8% from the three-point range in 65 games. 

The Nuggets went 10-7 in the 17 games they played without Murray (h/t StatMuse). 

Following the Warriors, the Nuggets will play their next game against the Houston Rockets (in Texas) on Sunday. 

They are coming off a season where they were the first seed in the Western Conference and won the 2023 NBA Championship. 


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Ben Stinar is the NBA reporter for Fastbreak on FanNation.