DENVER — Jamal Murray sat out the Denver Nuggets’ showdown towards the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday night time as he continues to cope with a sprained left ankle and a swollen proper knee.
Denver may have used him, falling 111-98 because the Timberwolves moved right into a first-place tie within the Western Convention — and the defending NBA champion Nuggets into third place behind Oklahoma Metropolis.
Talking earlier than the sport, Denver coach Michael Malone mentioned Murray was enhancing however “he is simply not able to go on the market and compete on the stage that we’d like him to.”
Malone hinted that Murray may additionally miss the Nuggets’ Sunday matinee towards the Cleveland Cavaliers, however mentioned he wasn’t fearful that his star level guard can be out for for much longer.
“I do suppose he can be again on the courtroom earlier than the playoffs begin” in mid-April, Malone mentioned.
Data from The Related Press was used on this report.
