Current NBA champions, the Denver Nuggets will have a significant absence at the start of the 2023/24 season. Jamal Murray, one of the team’s main players, will be off the court for three to four weeks.
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As a result, the team’s star suffered an injury to his right thigh last Saturday and needs a period without playing basketball to recover. The information is from the American “ESPN”.
“This is going to be a longer thing than we would like. You have to keep the big picture in mind and make sure we’re putting him in position to get healthy before he comes back,” Nuggets coach Michael Malone said.
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It’s worth remembering that Murray had already missed part of the pre-season because of a thigh injury.
According to the Nuggets, the new injury is not related to the one in October, it happened in a specific play in the victory over the Chicago Bulls, last Saturday.
The Nuggets lead the Western Conference at the start of the season with eight wins in nine games. Murray is averaging 16.3 points and 7.4 assists per game.