Ex-Denver Nuggets Coach George Karl Rips Jamal Murray

George Karl sent out a post on X about Nuggets star Jamal Murray.

Oct 1, 2012; Denver, CO, USA; Denver Nuggets head coach George Karl is interviewed by reporters during media day at the Pepsi Center. Mandatory Credit: Troy Babbitt-USA TODAY Sports / Troy Babbitt-USA TODAY Sports

On Tuesday, Canada lost to France by a score of 82-73 at the 2024 Olympics in Paris.

Denver Nuggets star Jamal Murray finished the game with seven points, five rebounds, one assist and one steal while shooting 3/13 from the field and 1/4 from the three-point range in 24 minutes of playing time.

Via Bleacher Report: "Canada has been ELIMINATED from the Olympics after loss to France in the quarterfinal 😳"

Canada has been ELIMINATED from the Olympics after loss to France in the quarterfinal 😳 pic.twitter.com/0waAMeWor9

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) August 6, 2024

Murray had an extremely disappointing Olympics.

Via StatMuse: "Jamal Murray in the Olympics:

6.0 PPG
29.0 FG%
14.3 3P%

Rough."

Jamal Murray in the Olympics:

6.0 PPG
29.0 FG%
14.3 3P%

Rough. pic.twitter.com/PIUI4WeWw9

— StatMuse (@statmuse) August 6, 2024

Following the game, former Nuggets coach George Karl sent out a post on X with strong words about Murray.

Karl wrote: "Jamal Murray looked like a bitter,
bad attitude dude in the Olympics."

Jamal Murray looked like a bitter,
bad attitude dude in the Olympics.

— George Karl (@CoachKarl22) August 6, 2024

Karl was not the only one who reacted to Murray's disappointing play on social media.

Many fans and analysts were critiquing his poor showing.

Watching Jamal Murray play basketball for my country has been a pretty miserable experience.

— Josh Eberley 🇨🇦 (@JoshEberley) August 6, 2024

Nuggets fans will have to hope his play in the four-game stretch was nothing serious.

He is the second most important player on the team, and is coming off a year where he averaged 21.2 points, 4.1 rebounds, 6.5 assists and 1.0 steals per contest while shooting 48.1% from the field and 42.5% from the three-point range in 59 games.

May 19, 2024; Denver, Colorado, USA; Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray (27) during the first half against the Minnesota Timberwolves during game seven of the second round for the 2024 NBA playoffs at Ball Arena. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports / Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports

The Nuggets were the second seed in the Western Conference with a 57-25 record.

They lost to Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves in the second round of the NBA playoffs (in seven games).