jamal murray out vs. Warriors

SAN FRANCISCO Jamal Murray didn't play in Friday night's game between the Nuggets and the Golden State Warriors

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Jamal Murray didn't play in Friday night's game between the Nuggets and the Golden State Warriors

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Murray had been out for 18 months after tearing his ACL at Golden State in April 2021. He was resting for the Nuggets' second game of the season..

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Murray played 26 minutes in Denver's season opener against the Utah Jazz on Wednesday. He scored 12 points, grabbed two rebounds, and made one pass.

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We sat down and asked Murray how he felt after leaving Utah, and he said he felt good "Before the game started, Nuggets coach Michael Malone said.

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It's about paying attention to his body and knowing where he is. I want him to have a say in this, but the choice is already made.

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Malone said that the plan is not for Murray to rest at the end of back-to-back games for the whole season, like Klay Thompson did for the Warriors.

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Malone hopes that Murray's workload will gradually increase over the course of the year

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Malone hopes that Murray's workload will gradually increase over the course of the year.

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This is still a work in progress, so everyone will need to be patient "Malone said

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He talked about it with Jamal. He will have some rough nights, but he's our guy. Malone is behind him.

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Malone knows that everyone thinks they're back, and he knows that Jamal is back to where he was in the bubble a few years ago.

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However, it is not an easy task to go back into good physical condition after suffering injuries of that kind.

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