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Jamal Murray’s Updated Injury Status for Nuggets-Hawks

The Denver Nuggets have updated Jamal Murray's injury status against the Atlanta Hawks.
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Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray (27) looks on against the Minnesota Timberwolves in the second half during game three of the second round for the 2024 NBA playoffs at Target Center.
Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray (27) looks on against the Minnesota Timberwolves in the second half during game three of the second round for the 2024 NBA playoffs at Target Center. | Jesse Johnson-Imagn Images

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The Denver Nuggets suffered a very bad loss on Saturday night, falling to a Washington Wizards team that had lost 16-straight games. Unable to defeat the Wizards despite a 56-point game from Nikola Jokic, Denver fell to 11-10 on the season.

Right back in action on Sunday, the Nuggets are in Atlanta to face the Hawks at 6:00 PM ET. Atlanta is coming off an impressive overtime victory over the Los Angeles Lakers, and is looking to make it two-straight wins over Western Conference opponents.

The Nuggets were without starting point guard Jamal Murray on Saturday against Washington, and he is again on the injury report for Sunday’s game.

Jamal Murray
Nov 25, 2024; Denver, Colorado, USA; Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray (27) reacts in the second half against the New York Knicks at Ball Arena. | Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images

Initially listed as questionable against Atlanta with right hamstring inflammation, Murray has been downgraded to out. This means veteran point guard Russell Westbrook will start his fifth game of the season for Denver.

Saturday’s loss was Denver’s first this season with Westbrook in the starting lineup. In his four starts, Westbrook has averaged 15.5 points, 7.8 assists, and 6.3 rebounds on 50% shooting. Also coming away with 2.8 steals per game in his four starts, Westbrook has been solid on the defensive end. 

While it is still early, the Nuggets know things need to change if they want to be a championship contender in the Western Conference. A win on Sunday would be a step in the right direction.

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Joey Linn
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Joey Linn is a credentialed writer covering the NBA and WNBA for On SI. Covering the LA Clippers independently in 2018, then for Fansided and 213Hoops from 2019-2021, Joey joined On SI to cover the Clippers after the 2020-21 season. Graduating from Biola University in 2022 with a Communication Studies degree, Joey served as Biola's play-by-play announcer for their basketball, baseball, softball, and soccer teams. Joey's work on Biola's broadcasts and in the classroom earned him the Outstanding Communication Studies Student of the year award in 2022. Joey covers the NBA full-time, primarily serving as a Clippers beat writer.

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