It was obviously very bad when it happened. Murray had crossed the way and put a float, which missed, and when he took a hard step to grasp the offensive rebound, he collapsed.
Murray suffered a torn Achilles, reports Chris Haynes. New Orleans has not yet confirmed the injury, the coach Willie Green saying that after the match, Murray still has to undergo imaging to confirm any diagnosis.
Murray is absent for the rest of this season and probably the start of next season. It is part of a peak in the tears of Achilese around the league this season.
The tears of the Achilles tendon have actually been down in the last three seasons of the NBA. Unfortunately, this season, we see a big peak. Dejounte Murray is the fourth tear of Achilles of the year, not to mention the injury of Daron Holmes in the summer league.
– Jeff Stotts (@instreetclohes) February 1, 2025
He has averanged 17.9 points, 7.6 Assists and 6.5 rebounds a game, but has structured with his shot hitting 39.3% overall and 29.9% from 3. With Murray Out, CJ McCollum and Jose Alvarado Will have more playmaking dies on their plast (with that The workload increases even more if the Pelicans can exchange Brandon Ingram before the deadline for next Thursday.
The Pelicans have a 12-37 sheet on the season and head for the lottery (seated 14th in the West, 13 games from the last place of the game.
