{"id":252199,"date":"2025-10-31T02:11:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T02:11:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/252199\/"},"modified":"2025-10-31T02:11:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T02:11:09","slug":"jamal-murray-appears-on-denver-nuggets-injury-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/252199\/","title":{"rendered":"Jamal Murray Appears on Denver Nuggets&#8217; Injury Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_fwp2ji98c\">Within their latest injury report, the <a class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_1fly2ec\" href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nba\/nuggets\/onsi\/news\/nikola-jokic-downplays-denver-nuggets-championship-expectations\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Denver Nuggets<\/a> revealed star guard <a class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_1fly2ec\" href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nba\/nuggets\/onsi\/news\/jamal-murray-praises-nikola-jokic-control-denver-nuggets-win-minnesota-timberwolves\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jamal Murray<\/a> is listed as questionable vs. the Portland Trail Blazers for their first NBA Cup game of the season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_r33zb39rz\">Here&#8217;s the full injury report for the Nuggets leading into Friday&#8217;s contest vs. Portland:<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 G Jamal Murray: QUESTIONABLE (left calf tightness)<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 F Cameron Johnson: PROBABLE (right shoulder inflammation)<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_fwan310k4\">A pair of minor injuries, but two big names included nonetheless.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_92j0kh9gj\">Murray has been on a hot streak to start the new season for Denver, averaging 27.0 points, 4.3 rebounds, and 6.0 assists on impressive 50-41-94 splits. His average in points, rebounds, and field-goal percentage would be the best of his nine-year career if continued across the entire season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_d86kc3xoi\">However, Murray now finds himself in danger of missing game give of the Nuggets&#8217; season with some calf tightness, which would inevitably be a big hit to Denver&#8217;s backcourt rotation during a higher-than-usual-stakes NBA Cup matchup against Portland.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"base_1emrqjj-o_O-initial_fzbddc-o_O-style_1a1csmw\" alt=\"Oct 14, 2025; Denver, Colorado, USA; Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray (27) after a basket during the first half against the \" title=\"Oct 14, 2025; Denver, Colorado, USA; Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray (27) after a basket during the first half against the \"\/><\/p>\n<p>Oct 14, 2025; Denver, Colorado, USA; Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray (27) after a basket during the first half against the Chicago Bulls at Ball Arena. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-Imagn Images \/ Christopher Hanewinckel-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_2p8nm11if\">If he does miss any stretch of time, look for Bruce Brown to fill in as the potential starting point guard for the Nuggets; the team&#8217;s primary backup point through the first four games of the season, who can provide quality minutes as a fill-in starter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_59emhnjt4\">Along with Murray, Johnson appeared on the Nuggets&#8217; injury report once again. Johnson has been dealing with a shoulder injury since the middle of Denver&#8217;s third game of the season vs. the Minnesota Timberwolves, and would end up leaving in the middle of the fourth quarter to eventually be deemed questionable to return.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_vxr7zx7fg\">Johnson would eventually play in the Nuggets&#8217; following game vs. the New Orleans Pelicans despite being listed as questionable before tip-off, and looks to be on track to suit up once again vs. the Blazers with a probable designation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_muu7uh6l3\">During his first four games of the season, Johnson had an up-and-down start, averaging 8.0 points, 2.5 rebounds, and 1.5 assists on 38.5% shooting from the field, his best game coming against the Phoenix Suns with 15 total points and four rebounds.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_njzji8umi\">In the event Murray is sidelined, that would likely lead to Johnson seeing an increased role in the Nuggets&#8217; offense, and perhaps a runway to get back on track from a bumpy start to the season. However, it remains to be seen what each&#8217;s status will be as the Nuggets embark on their chance to start off with a victory in their NBA Cup run.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Within their latest injury report, the Denver Nuggets revealed star guard Jamal Murray is listed as questionable vs.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":252200,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[557],"tags":[64,63,590,85],"class_list":{"0":"post-252199","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nba","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-nba","11":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/252199","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=252199"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/252199\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/252200"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=252199"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=252199"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=252199"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}