Trae Young Posts Instagram Story Message For Dejounte Murray After Pelicans-Hawks Game

Trae Young made a post to his Instagram story after Monday's game.

Dec 2, 2024; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young (11) and New Orleans Pelicans guard Dejounte Murray (5) on the court in the second quarter at State Farm Arena. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-Imagn Images / Brett Davis-Imagn Images

On Monday evening, the Atlanta Hawks hosted the New Orleans Pelicans at State Farm Arena in Georgia.

Dejounte Murray made his return to Atlanta after spending the previous two seasons with the franchise.

The 2022 NBA All-Star finished the 124-112 loss with seven points, five rebounds, ten assists, five steals and one block while shooting 2/15 from the field in 38 minutes of playing time.

Dejounte is back at The Farm tonight. pic.twitter.com/7iHtLdX6ef

— Hawks On FanDuel Sports Network (@FanDuelSN_Hawks) December 3, 2024

Meanwhile, Hawks point guard Trae Young had 12 points, eight rebounds, 15 assists and one steal while shooting 5/16 from the field in 36 minutes.

After the game, he made a post to his Instagram story with a message for his former teammate.

Young wrote: "My Dawg 4L! 🙏🏽❤️🏀💯

@dejountemurray"

Trae Young's IG Story / December 2

In their two years as teammates, the Hawks reached the NBA playoffs one time.

They had been coming off a year where they missed the 2024 postseason.

The Hawks then traded Murray to New Orleans over the offseason.

Pelicans acquire Dejounte Murray ⤵️https://t.co/pSaPNSdg4j

— New Orleans Pelicans (@PelicansNBA) July 6, 2024

With the loss, the Pelicans dropped to 4-18 in their first 22 games, which has them as the 15th seed in the Western Conference.

They are in the middle of a nine-game losing streak.

Following the Hawks, the Pelicans will play their next game on Thursday evening against the Phoenix Suns in New Orleans.

Dejounte Murray in his return to Atlanta:

7 PTS
10 AST
5 STL
2-15 FG

Only his fifth game this season. pic.twitter.com/4Td5sOesUy

— StatMuse (@statmuse) December 3, 2024

As for the Hawks, they improved to 11-11 in 22 games, which has them as the sixth seed in the Eastern Conference.

They are in the middle of a four-game winning streak.

On Wednesday evening, the Hawks will visit the Milwaukee Bucks in Wisconsin.

My guy 4L! 🙏🏽❤️🏀💯 pic.twitter.com/KPLmSDKdwa

— Trae Young (@TheTraeYoung) December 3, 2024