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Jamal Murray was diagnosed with a torn ACL in his left knee, which is expected to keep him sidelined for the remainder of the 2020-21 season.

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Jamal Murray is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association. He also represents the Canadian national team.

On June 24, 2015, Murray committed to Kentucky to play for coach John Calipari As a freshman in 2015–16, he was featured on the Midseason Top 25 list for the John R. Wooden Award, and was named to the 35-man midseason watchlist for the Naismith Trophy. He appeared in 36 games and averaged 20.0 points, 5.2 rebounds and 2.2 assists while shooting 40.8% from three-point range. Following his freshman season, Murray was named a third-team All-American by the Associated Press. Murray also made the All-SEC First Team and the SEC All-Freshman Team. Murray’s 20.0 points per game are the most by any freshman in Kentucky’s program history and the most for any player in John Calipari’s tenure as head coach. In April 2016, Murray declared for the NBA draft, forgoing his final three years of college eligibility.

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“Anytime a guy misses four games, there is always a concern going out there. But I think we took our time with that knee soreness that he was experiencing,” Malone said. “He wanted to come back tonight, and felt really good about coming back tonight. It’s one of those things where injuries is something you can’t really control.”

Jamal Murray’s dreams of a long post-season run and an appearance for Canada in the Tokyo Olympics were dashed Monday night when he planted awkwardly on his left knee.
The Nuggets guard from Kitchener, Ont., is out indefinitely with a torn left anterior cruciate ligament, a big blow not only to Denver but Canada’s men’s team in its quest for an Olympic berth.
“Obviously our mind and our thoughts are with Jamal and his family right now,” said Rowan Barrett, general manager of Canada’s men’s program. “But Jamal is a fighter, and my hope for him is that he’ll come back even stronger and even better than before.
“If there’s somebody that you would bet on to be able to do that, it would definitely be.

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With the Nuggets (34-20) ranked fourth in the Western Conference, they are now without their point guard who emerged as a superstar last season. It also strips away part of the Nuggets’ depth, which also includes an MVP candidate (Nikola Jokic), an emerging young player (Michael Porter Jr.) and a newly acquired wing player that can defend at multiple positions (Aaron Gordon).

In the final minute of the Nuggets’ loss to the Golden State Warriors on Monday, Murray drove toward the basket before his knee buckled on a non-contact play. Murray immediately fell to the ground. Moments later, the Nuggets’ training camp assisted him to the locker room.

Afterwards, Nuggets coach Michael Malone said some of his assistant coaches watched the replay and feared that Murray hyperextended his knee. But the Nuggets had Murray take an MRI before determining the severity of his injury.

“Obviously very down locker room,” Malone said after the game. “Yes we lost the game. But I think everybody’s thoughts are with Jamal and hoping hoping he’ll be okay.”

Murray had missed the previous four games because of right knee soreness. He played against Golden State on a relative minutes restriction (33), but Malone stressed that Murray was not rushed back to play.