Nuggets’ Murray sprains right ankle in 131-121 loss to Mavericks

DENVER AP The Denver Nuggets are concerned about Jamal Murray after the point guard sprained his right ankle during Monday night s - loss to the Dallas Mavericks Murray got hurt early in the third quarter After walking gingerly to the locker room he returned and closed out the period But he wasn t on the bench for the final minutes of Denver s fourth consecutive home loss Coach David Adelman noted Murray will be evaluated Tuesday It s a huge absence obviously offensively Adelman declared Jamal s such a tough participant If he sits himself because of the pain it maybe hurts I m hoping he can come back for the next event Murray was averaging a career-high points coming into the championship He finished with points and nine assists It definitely was a hit especially coming down the stretch mentioned Spencer Jones who scored a career-high points for the Nuggets Everybody knows the deadly pick-and-roll of Mal and Nikola Jokic We definitely struggled Murray tore his left ACL late in the - season He averaged points and assists during the postseason which was capped by Denver winning its first NBA championship If Murray is out he will join fellow starters Aaron Gordon right hamstring and Christian Braun left ankle sprain on the sideline Gordon was hurt in Houston on Nov and isn t expected back until late December or early January Braun sprained his ankle at the Los Angeles Clippers on Nov and was projected to miss at least six weeks Gordon and Braun are two of the crew s top defenders and their absences have been noticeable at times I m not going to come in here any night and sit down and talk about guys that are out We have enough here to be more consistent defensively Adelman stated AP NBA https apnews com hub nba Source