<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/new-orleans-pelicans/pelicans-news-dejounte-murray-bold-1-on-1-prediction-he-rehabs-achilles-injury');   ga('set', 'title', 'Pelicans’ Dejounte Murray makes bold 1-on-1 prediction as he rehabs Achilles injury');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Murray-drives.jpg"><figcaption>John E. Sokolowski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Pelicans’ Dejounte Murray makes bold 1-on-1 prediction as he rehabs Achilles injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-23T10:43:08-07:00">September 23rd, 10:43am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-23T10:43:08-07:00">September 23rd, 10:43am</time><address><a>Jackson Stone</a>Jackson Stone is a Mercer University alum from Atlanta who graduated with a BA in communications. A lifelong sports lover, Jackson is a die-hard fan of all Atlanta teams. He joined ClutchPoints in 2023.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/new-orleans-pelicans/pelicans-news-willie-green-offseason-zion-williamson-take-will-excite-fans">New Orleans Pelicans are about a month away</a> from a 2025-26 season that could be a make or break one as it pertains to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/new-orleans-pelicans/pelicans-news-willie-green-demands-zion-williamson-accountability">the Zion Williamson era.</a> Last year’s campaign was essentially lost due to injuries, and if things don’t turn around in 2025, the front office might have no choice but to pull the plug.</p><p>One beacon of hope for the Pelicans heading into this season is the fact that point guard Dejounte Murray is expected to return at some point during the year from the torn Achilles injury he suffered early on in 2024-25.</p><p>Recently, at Pelicans media day, Murray spoke on where he is in <a href="https://x.com/PelicansNBA/status/1970506014630858831" rel="noopener">his recovery process.</a></p><p>“I can run ten down and backs in probably 57 seconds,” said Murray, per the Pelicans on X, formerly Twitter. “It’s just from all the work. I think I could beat a lot of guys one on one right now if I’m just being honest with you. That’s just the confidence, the work I’ve been doing. Six days a week, twice a day. The beauty of it is there’s no rush… everybody’s on board. I’m just having fun.”</p><h2><b>A potentially big addition</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Pelicans-guard-Dejounte-Murray.jpg"><figcaption>Matthew Hinton-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Last season, the Pelicans watched Dyson Daniels, whom they gave up to the Atlanta Hawks to acquire Murray, blossom into the NBA’s Most Improved Player as Murray recovered from his injuries.</p><p>However, when healthy, Murray is still a very productive NBA guard, registering back to back 20-plus point per game seasons in Atlanta and also a capable playmaker for his teammates.</p><p>While he is not the defender that his former San Antonio Spurs reputation would suggest, Murray is a solid candidate to run a Pelicans offense that lacks a true point guard, even after their trade for Jordan Poole of the Washington Wizards this summer.</p><p>Overall, there might not be a team in the NBA with a bigger discrepancy between their potential floor and ceiling than the Pelicans, who have quite a bit of talent but also no reasonable way to have faith in staying healthy.</p><p>The Pelicans will kick off their season on October 22 against the Memphis Grizzlies.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Pelicans’ Dejounte Murray makes bold 1-on-1 prediction as he rehabs Achilles injury

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/new-orleans-pelicans/pelicans-news-dejounte-murray-600-dollar-gesture-fan-ig-buzzing');   ga('set', 'title', 'Pelicans star Dejounte Murray’s $600 gesture to fan has IG buzzing');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Dejounte-Murrays-600-gesture-to-fan-has-IG-buzzing.jpg"><figcaption>John E. Sokolowski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Pelicans star Dejounte Murray’s $600 gesture to fan has IG buzzing</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-17T19:53:56-07:00">September 17th, 7:53pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-17T19:53:56-07:00">September 17th, 7:53pm</time><address><a>Paolo Mariano</a>Paolo Mariano is a freelance writer, editor, and producer based in Manila, Philippines. He is a journalism graduate from the University of Santo Tomas and the father of a young girl whose personality swings from Simone Biles to Dillon Brooks. A beacon of objectivity, he believes Penny Hardaway is the true NBA GOAT.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>New Orleans Pelicans guard Dejounte Murray is eager to return to action after sitting out most of last season due to injuries. With the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/new-orleans-pelicans/3-new-orleans-pelicans-trade-targets-2025-26-nba-season">Pelicans undergoing an overhaul</a>, he is expected to play a big role once he is ready to suit up.</p><p>Murray broke his hand after the Pelicans’ season opener, forcing him to miss 17 outings. He then ruptured his Achilles in January, which sidelined him for the rest of the campaign. He only played in 38 games, averaging 17.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, and 7.4 assists.</p><p>Amid the months-long recovery, the 28-year-old <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/new-orleans-pelicans/pelicans-news-dejounte-murray-dunking-surgery">Murray has kept a positive outlook</a> on life. In fact, according to a video reposted by “All the Smoke,” he gave <a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DOrp1Qukv89/?igsh=MTlhbDkwcmJtbTZ5NQ%3D%3D" rel="noopener">$600 to a total stranger</a>, who suddenly messaged him on Instagram, to help him start his lawn care business.</p><p>“This why we rock with Dejounte,” read the caption.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="instagram-media"><div style="padding: 16px;"> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DOrp1Qukv89/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" style="line-height: 0; padding: 0 0; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; width: 100%;" target="_blank"> <div style="display: flex;"><div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div><div style="display: flex;"><div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div><div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div></div></div><div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div><div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div><div style="padding-top: 8px;"><div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div></div><div style="padding: 12.5% 0;"></div><div style="display: flex; margin-bottom: 14px;"><div><div></div><div></div><div></div></div><div style="margin-left: 8px;"><div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 20px; width: 20px;"></div><div></div></div><div style="margin-left: auto;"><div></div><div></div><div></div></div></div><div style="display: flex; margin-bottom: 24px;"><div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;"></div><div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; width: 144px;"></div></div><p></p></a><p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DOrp1Qukv89/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">A post shared by All the Smoke (@allthesmoke)</a></p></div></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><p>His gesture didn’t go unnoticed, as fans praised the Pelicans star for his charity.</p><p>“Murray has always been a real one 💯,” said @basedj_.</p><p>“I always liked the dude. He’s a real one 🔥,” echoed @mikeblaxx.</p><p>“It’s absolutely free to be a good human being. 👏🏽,” added @bigglace619.</p><p>“This is how we help keep our younger generation out of the streets. The seeds that were just planted with this 🔥,” wrote @kevdatdudemusic.</p><p>“Humanity, we love to see it,” posted @kev702.</p><p>“Love his story. Love that he’s trying to keep doing these little deposits of selflessness. He’s going to mature more, and the more he does these things, (the more it) helps so many grow up,” commented @angelomartin_tv.</p><p>Murray knows exactly what it’s like to struggle as a young man. He grew up in South Seattle, where he was exposed to poverty, gang activity, violence, and drugs. His mother was in and out of jail, while his father was never around. He had to move to different homes to stay out of trouble.</p><p>He found solace in basketball, which also served as his gateway to building a more comfortable life with his loved ones.</p><p>Now, as he continues his journey with the Pelicans, Murray also continues to pay it forward.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Pelicans star Dejounte Murray’s $600 gesture to fan has IG buzzing

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He is a credentialed reporter based in Los Angeles who covers the NBA/WNBA, NCAA/NCAAW and boys/girls high school basketball.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The 2024-25 season was mired by injuries for the New Orleans Pelicans. Several key players missed time due to injuries, and the team opted to move in a different direction following the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/toronto-raptors/raptors-news-pelicans-trade-brandon-ingram-nba-deadline">in-season trade of Brandon Ingram</a>, and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/washington-wizards/wizards-news-cj-mccollum-hilarious-first-tweet-since-blockbuster-trade">offseason trade of CJ McCollum</a>, two of the longest tenured players on the roster. One player who is still with the Pelicans is Dejounte Murray, who recently showed off <a href="https://x.com/DejounteMurray/status/1958300540913271079" rel="noopener">a video of himself</a> throwing down a dunk as he continues his injury recovery.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">6 MONTHS AND THIS SH*T FEEL LIGHT!!! 😁 I Catch Back Up With Y’all In A Few!!! 😤😈 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DM5?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#DM5</a>🖤 <a href="https://t.co/PuThC0u386">pic.twitter.com/PuThC0u386</a></p><p>— Dejounte Murray (@DejounteMurray) <a href="https://twitter.com/DejounteMurray/status/1958300540913271079?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 20, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The video was accompanied by the caption, “6 MONTHS AND THIS S**T FEEL LIGHT!!! I Catch Back Up With Y’all In A Few.”</p><p>In his first season with the Pelicans, Dejounte Murray suffered a season-ending Achilles injury back in January, with the dunk being a good sign in his continued recovery. Murray was originally acquired by the Pelicans in an offseason trade with the Atlanta Hawks prior to the start of the 2024-25 season.</p><p>Prior to Murray suffering the Achilles injury, he had missed 17 games due to a broken hand he sustained after the first game of the season. He made his return to the court on Nov. 27, only to suffer the Achilles injury on Jan. 31 after playing only eight minutes against the Boston Celtics.</p><p>Murray’s first season with the Pelicans was limited to only 31 games at a little over 32 minutes per game. He averaged 17.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, 7.4 assists and 2.0 steals with splits of 39.3 percent shooting from the field, 29.9 percent shooting from the three-point line and 82.3 percent shooting from the free-throw line.</p><p>Now heading into his eight year in the NBA, Murray was originally selected by the San Antonio Spurs with the No. 29 overall pick in the 2016 NBA Draft. He played five seasons for the Spurs before being traded to the Atlanta Hawks ahead of the 2022-23 season. He spent two seasons with the Hawks before they shipped him to the Pelicans. During the 2021-22 season, his final with the Spurs, Murray was selected to the All-Star team.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Pelicans’ Dejounte Murray already dunking 6 months after surgery

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/new-orleans-pelicans/pelicans-news-joe-dumars-breaks-silence-dejounte-murray-calling-out-organization');   ga('set', 'title', 'Pelicans’ Joe Dumars breaks silence on Dejounte Murray calling out organization');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Pelicans-guard-Dejounte-Murray.jpg"><figcaption>Matthew Hinton-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Pelicans’ Joe Dumars breaks silence on Dejounte Murray calling out organization</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-26T07:15:20-07:00">June 26th, 7:15am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-27T14:40:41-07:00">June 27th, 2:40pm</time><address><a>Josue Pavon</a>Josue Pavon is an Associate Editor and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat writer for ClutchPoints. He started his career as a credentialed media member writing about the Boston Celtics for WEEI.com in Boston, where he grew into a local on-camera NBA reporter and podcast host for CLNS Media. Alongside the Celtics radio broadcaster and two-time NBA champion Cedric Maxwell, Josue is the co-host of the Cedric Maxwell podcast.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>After New Orleans Pelicans guard <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/new-orleans-pelicans/pelicans-news-dejounte-murray-blasts-franchise-trying-season">Dejounte Murray sounded off on his front office</a> after a trying 2024-25 campaign, Pelicans head of basketball operations Joe Dumars responded to the harsh remarks. After a busy draft night, where <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/new-orleans-pelicans/pelicans-news-derik-queen-bold-claim-nba-draft">Dumars traded for Derik Queen at No. 13</a> with the Atlanta Hawks, New Orleans addressed its relationship with Murray following his recent remarks.</p><p>Dumars says <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFTl967wptg" rel="noopener">he reached out</a> to Murray personally.</p><p>“He and I had a really good conversation. We talked the next morning,” Dumars said. “I asked him, ‘Tell me what’s happening,’ and we had a good, long talk. It won’t be a problem this year.</p><p>“And sometimes, when things like that happen, it’s an opportunity — an opportunity to get better as an organization. I called in the medical staff and said, ‘Let’s talk about DeJounte’s interview. What part of this can we get better at?’</p><p>“I’ve been in the league long enough to know you don’t bury your head. You tackle it head on. I said, ‘Okay, DeJounte, talk to me— what’s happening?’ Then I turned to the medical staff: ‘Talk to me—what’s going on? Why is he saying this? What’s behind it?’ You deal with it directly. You don’t duck it. You don’t run from it,” Dumars concluded.</p><p>Murray had a difficult season and says the Pelicans didn’t help him get through the difficulties, including rehabilitation. He suffered a season-ending ruptured Achilles tendon injury.</p><h2><b>Dejounte Murray blasts Pelicans organization for 2024-25 campaign</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Pelicans-guard-Dejounte-Murray-1.jpg"><figcaption>Petre Thomas-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>Pelicans guard Dejounte Murray dealt with a death and other health scares to some of his closest family members, including his mother, during the regular season. Murray says the Pelicans organization failed him throughout this time, especially when it came to utilizing some of the NBA’s basic resources, such as booking court time.</p><p>Murray called out the Pelicans <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyrl_4Q1tLA" rel="noopener">when he was a guest</a> on The Pivot podcast.</p><p>“It was a situation where, like, I got all these problems going on,” Murray said. “I broke my hand. I’m recovering. My mom had a stroke. One of my cousins got killed. Then my uncle overdosed… [During all this], I’m not getting what I need in the organization.</p><p>“It’s hard for me to get my training time; it’s hard for me to get lifts; it’s hard for me to get my own court time. So you can only imagine where my mental was at.”</p><p>Dumars says things are much better between the front office and Murray and that he will look into Dejounte’s complaints.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Pelicans’ Joe Dumars breaks silence on Dejounte Murray calling out organization

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/san-antonio-spurs/spurs-news-gregg-popovich-tried-to-move-dejounte-murray-mom-to-san-antonio');   ga('set', 'title', 'Spurs’ Gregg Popovich tried to move Dejounte Murray’s mom to San Antonio after shooting');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Gregg-Popovich-and-Dejounte-Murray.jpg"><figcaption>Scott Wachter-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Spurs’ Gregg Popovich tried to move Dejounte Murray’s mom to San Antonio after shooting</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-18T08:24:53-07:00">June 18th, 8:24am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-18T08:24:53-07:00">June 18th, 8:24am</time><address><a>Julian Ojeda</a>Julian Ojeda is an Orlando-based sports journalist with 3 years of professional writing under his belt, specializing in both NBA and NFL coverage. A devoted Orlando Magic fan, he deftly balances fervent fandom with insightful reporting, possessing a keen eye for compelling narratives.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>New Orleans Pelicans guard Dejounte Murray recently revealed a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyrl_4Q1tLA&amp;t=3374s" rel="noopener">deeply personal story</a> involving former San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich, highlighting the Hall of Famer’s impact beyond basketball. During his appearance on The Pivot Podcast, Murray shared that Popovich once tried to relocate his mother to San Antonio after she was shot during his rookie season with the Spurs.</p><p>Murray explained that Popovich served as a father figure to him during his early years in the league.</p><p>“So for me, he was like a father figure. There’s so many stories — if he were able to sit here and talk, he’d tell you: he’s never had a player come into his office and cry on his shoulder about how many murders he had to deal with back home in Seattle, how many funerals I had to pay for,” Murray said. “It was so crazy — a lot of my people don’t even know this. From family, friends, and the penitentiary… Pop didn’t want me to go to Seattle. When I first got drafted, I wouldn’t go to Seattle. And that was a man who cared about me. That was a man who wanted me to reach my full potential in life first — then as a basketball player.”</p><p>Murray,28, was selected 29th overall by the Spurs in the 2016 NBA Draft and played six seasons with the franchise. During his time in San Antonio, he earned an All-Star nod in 2022 and led the NBA in steals that season. He was also named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team in 2018.</p><h2><b>Dejounte Murray recalls Spurs coach Gregg Popovich’s support after his mother was shot</b></h2><p>Speaking further, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/san-antonio-spurs/dejounte-murray-makes-surprise-appearance-at-gregg-popovich-press-conference">Murray described the extent of Popovich’s support</a> during a traumatic moment in his rookie year.</p><p>“He’s so real. He tried to move my mom to San Antonio with his own money after she got shot. My mom was shot in the leg my rookie year. He called her himself — without me knowing until after the fact. ‘We want to move you here.’ No — not with his money, with my money. That sounds like a dude that cares about me and loves me, right?”</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/san-antonio-spurs/spurs-news-gregg-popovich-declares-himself-el-jefe-after-stepping-down-hc">Popovich, who stepped down as head coach</a> and now serves as the Spurs’ President of Basketball Operations, remains widely respected for his leadership both on and off the court. Murray praised not only his accolades but also his personal care for those he coached.</p><p>“’Cause I’m a fan just like everybody else is a fan. This is Gregg Popovich. Won five championships. How many players has he helped outside of basketball? Just these conversations, just the hug — like: ‘I love you. I care about you,’” Murray said. “So to see him tell my mother those things — and even him telling me, ‘I just did that because I care about you. I care about her, and I know what bringing your mom to San Antonio where she’s safe would do for you — mentally.’ Just mentally. We didn’t even get to the basketball part. That’s what I took from that. He cared about me. He loved me — with his actions, not just his words.”</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/new-orleans-pelicans/pelicans-news-dejounte-murray-blasts-franchise-trying-season">Murray also reflected on his injury-riddled 2024-25 season with the Pelicans</a>, in which he played just 31 games. He averaged 17.5 points, 7.4 assists, 6.5 rebounds, and two steals per game while shooting 39.3% from the field.</p><p>“It was a situation where, like, I got all these problems going on… I broke my hand, I’m recovering. My mom had a stroke, one of my cousins got killed, then my uncle overdosed… [During all this] I’m not getting what I need in the organization. It’s hard for me to get my training time. It’s hard for me to get lifts. It’s hard for me to get my own court time. So, you can only imagine where my mental was at.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Spurs’ Gregg Popovich tried to move Dejounte Murray’s mom to San Antonio after shooting

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He graduated from the University of Oregon in 2016 with a film degree but has since dedicated his career to sports writing.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>It was a rough year <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/new-orleans-pelicans/nba-rumors-pelicans-insider-calls-out-herb-jones-to-76ers-trade-speculation">for the New Orleans Pelicans</a> as the team finished the regular season with a 21-61 record. With the NBA Draft around the corner, star guard Dejounte Murray put the franchise on blast after experiencing one of the worst seasons of his career.</p><p>During a guest appearance on “The Pivot Podcast,” Murray <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyrl_4Q1tLA" rel="noopener">was incredibly critical</a> of the Pelicans. While opening up about his personal issues at home, the 28-year-old guard called out New Orleans for the dysfunction he witnessed during his first season with the organization.</p><p>“It was a situation where, like, I got all these problems going on… I broke my hand, I’m recovering. My mom had a stroke, one of my cousins got killed, then my uncle overdosed… [During all this] I’m not getting what I need in the organization. It’s hard for me to get my training time. It’s hard for me to get lifts. It’s hard for me to get my own court time. So, you can only imagine where my mental was at.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"></figure><p>Dejounte Murray was going through some serious personal woes throughout the 2024-25 campaign. After calling out the Pelicans during his time of need, there’s a chance he can turn things around as time goes on.</p><p>The Pelicans originally traded for Murray in July 2024. He finished his first season with the club, averaging 17.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, 7.4 assists, and 2.0 steals per game. Dejounte Murray also owned a career low 39.3% field goal percentage while shooting 29.9% from beyond the 3-point line.</p><p>There’s plenty of time for Murray to turn things around in New Orleans, but it sounds like the franchise might have to step up to give him what he needs to succeed. Next season will be the second year of his four-year, $114 million contract.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/indiana-pacers/pacers-news-draft-trade-pelicans-before-nba-finals-game-6">The Pelicans enter</a> the 2025 NBA Draft with the No. 7 overall pick. It gives the front office the opportunity to find a solid rookie prospect to play alongside Dejounte Murray and power forward Zion Williamson.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Dejounte Murray puts Pelicans on blast after trying season

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/san-antonio-spurs/dejounte-murray-makes-surprise-appearance-at-gregg-popovich-press-conference');   ga('set', 'title', 'Dejounte Murray makes surprise appearance at Gregg Popovich press conference');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Gregg-Popovich-and-Dejounte-Murray.jpg"><figcaption>Scott Wachter-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Dejounte Murray makes surprise appearance at Gregg Popovich press conference</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-05-05T18:04:42-07:00">May 5th, 6:04pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-05-05T18:04:42-07:00">May 5th, 6:04pm</time><address><a>Josh Davis</a>Josh Davis is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints with a focus on MLB. As the founder and creator of OutOfSightSports, Josh spearheads the development and expansion of an engaging social media platform, with a core focus on Twitter/X. A passionate sports writer, Josh is dedicated to delivering compelling content that connects fans and fuels vibrant sports conversations. His vision is to craft stories so vivid that fans feel like they’re standing at the plate or on the field.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>In an emotional and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/san-antonio-spurs/spurs-news-gregg-popovich-declares-himself-el-jefe-after-stepping-down-hc">historic moment for the San Antonio Spurs</a>, former NBA All-Star Dejounte Murray surprised the media by appearing at a press conference honoring longtime head coach Gregg Popovich. The event also marked the official introduction of <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/spurs-news-gregg-popovich-stepping-down-san-antonio-head-coach">Mitch Johnson as the team’s new head coach</a>—a passing of the torch moment that emphasized the franchise’s commitment to legacy, loyalty, and leadership.</p><p>Monday afternoon was the first time Popovich had made a public appearance since suffering a stroke in November. Pop, who became the 18th Spurs head coach in 1996, stood beside Tim Duncan and Manu Ginóbili as he officially announced Johnson as his successor. Popovic joked that Duncan and Manu were there to keep him from falling, but the moment was heavy with gratitude and respect.</p><p>Popovich’s resume is among the greatest in NBA history. He led the Spurs to 22 consecutive playoff appearances from 1997 to 2019, captured five NBA championships (1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2014), and was named NBA Coach of the Year three times. In 2020, he coached the U.S. Men’s National Basketball team to a gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics, after previously earning a bronze as an assistant in the 2004 Athens Games.</p><p>His coaching journey began after playing at the Air Force Academy, where he later returned as an assistant coach. Following five years of military service, Pop worked as an assistant for the Golden State Warriors. In 1996, he took over as head coach in San Antonio, marking the start of one of the most legendary careers in league history.</p><p>His appearance was highlighted by a lighthearted reveal, unzipping his jacket to show an “El Jefe” shirt that symbolized his new role as President of Basketball Operations. His message was simple, he’s getting better every day, but it’s time to let Johnson lead the locker room.</p><p>Just as the moment was beginning to settle, fans and media were surprised by the entrance of Dejounte Murray — a former Spurs player <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/grading-hawks-pelicans-dejounte-murray-trade">who currently plays for the New Orleans Pelicans</a>. Murray returned to San Antonio to honor his former coach. His presence spoke volumes about the respect and deep relationships Popovich has cultivated throughout his historic tenure with the Spurs.</p><p>Nate Ryan of KENS5 San Antonio <a href="https://x.com/nateryansports/status/1919431483380453720" rel="noopener">captured the moment</a>.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Dejounte Murray at Mitch Johnson’s <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Spurs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Spurs</a> presser.</p><p>An active NBA player on another team, returning for a momentous occasion. </p><p>Not sure this happens with any other team. Really cool. <a href="https://t.co/RMet8xxbVI">pic.twitter.com/RMet8xxbVI</a></p><p>— Nate Ryan (@nateryansports) <a href="https://twitter.com/nateryansports/status/1919431483380453720?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 5, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Murray, who played six seasons under Popovich and made his lone All-Star appearance with San Antonio, <a href="https://x.com/DejounteMurray/status/1918816833718640852" rel="noopener">delivered a heartfelt tribute</a> on X, formerly Twitter:</p><p>“I Love You Pop… In My DARKEST Days You Was Always A Shoulder To Lean And Cry On…”</p><p>The bond between Johnson, Murray, and Pop runs deep. Johnson, who grew up with Murray, credited Popovich with teaching him how to value relationships and stay true to himself. As he took the stage, Johnson thanked the Spurs organization, his mentors, and the fans– visibly moved by the moment.</p><p>With a new chapter unfolding, the Spurs’ culture remains intact. This press conference wasn’t just about change—it was about continuity and connection. And in classic Spurs fashion, it was as heartfelt as it was historic.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Dejounte Murray makes surprise appearance at Gregg Popovich press conference

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/pelicans-news-lebron-james-message-dejounte-murray-achilles-injury');   ga('set', 'title', 'LeBron James’ heartfelt message to Dejounte Murray after Achilles injury');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Pelicans-news-LeBron-James-heartfelt-message-to-Dejounte-Murray-after-Achilles-injury.jpg"></figure><h1>LeBron James’ heartfelt message to Dejounte Murray after Achilles injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-02-01T00:20:12-08:00">February 1st, 12:20am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-02-01T00:20:12-08:00">February 1st, 12:20am</time><address><a>Nathan Yasis</a>Nathan Yasis is an Associate Editor for ClutchPoints, specializing in the NBA.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Boston Celtics</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>New Orleans Pelicans guard <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/pelicans-news-dejounte-murray-season-ending-leg-injury-celtics">Dejounte Murray has torn his right Achilles tendon</a>, ending his 2024-25 season, as reported by NBA insider Chris Haynes. During Friday night’s game against the Boston Celtics, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/pelicans-news-dejounte-murray-non-contact-injury-celtics">Murray collapsed after a severe non-contact injury</a> to his right leg. He was assisted off the court, and fans’ worst fears were quickly confirmed.</p><p>LeBron James took to X <a href="https://x.com/kingjames/status/1885558701014020502?s=46&amp;t=vnLDgTn4yNZudl1UzUUjJA" rel="noopener">to share his support</a> for Murray, writing, “Speedy and healthy recovery to my lil bro!! Love man!” followed by a series of praying emojis. James and Murray have built a strong bond over the years, dating back to when the superstar invited the guard to his camp. As Murray himself once said, they are “tight.” Watching a close friend suffer such a devastating injury is never easy.</p><p>The Pelicans have yet to make an official announcement on Murray’s injury. Head coach Willie Green told reporters after the game that the guard would undergo imaging, with the team set to provide an update once the results were in, according to Marc J. Spears of Andscape.</p><h2><b>Dejounte Murray’s abysmal season with the Pelicans</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Pelicans-guard-Dejounte-Murray-guarding-Lakers-star-LeBron-James.jpg"><figcaption>Brett Davis-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/pelicans-dejounte-murray-scary-personal-reason-season">Murray’s first season with the Pelicans has been nothing short of disastrous</a>. Acquired in an offseason trade with Atlanta, the 28-year-old faced adversity even before the season began, leaving the team to be with his mother after she suffered a stroke. Then, in the very first game of the regular season, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/pelicans-news-dejounte-murray-murky-injury-timeline-fracturing-hand">Murray fractured his left hand</a>.</p><p>Dejounte Murray rejoined the lineup after missing 18 games with a fractured hand, but his shooting struggles persisted, hitting just 39.3% from the field through 30 games before Friday—by far the lowest mark of his career. The Pelicans, dealing with injuries across their roster, have stumbled to a 12-37 record.</p><p>With New Orleans already well out of contention this season, Murray’s status for the beginning of the 2025-26 campaign remains uncertain due to the lengthy recovery process for an Achilles tear. His contract includes two more guaranteed seasons after this year, along with a player option for 2027-28.</p><p>With Murray sidelined for the remainder of the season, the Pelicans are expected to rely more on CJ McCollum to handle playmaking responsibilities, while backup guard Jose Alvarado steps into a larger role. Alvarado replaced Murray in the lineup at the start of the second half on Friday.</p><h2><b>The Pelicans hit with the injury bug</b></h2><p>This season has already been brutal for the Pelicans, with forward <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/pelicans-news-brandon-ingram-out-indefinitely-low-left-ankle-sprain">Brandon Ingram sidelined for 21 games and counting due to a sprained ankle</a>, while Zion Williamson sat out nearly two months with a hamstring injury. Ingram and Williamson are the team’s top scorers, and Murray, a former All-Star, was a crucial piece of the rotation.</p><p>The Pelicans paid a steep price to acquire Murray from the Atlanta Hawks this offseason, parting with Dyson Daniels, E.J. Liddell, Larry Nance Jr., Cody Zeller, and two first-round picks to land the 28-year-old guard.</p><p>This season, Murray has been averaging 17.9 points, 6.5 rebounds, 7.6 assists, and a career-best 2.1 steals in 33.5 minutes per game.</p><p>New Orleans won’t have the option to apply for a disabled player exception to replace Murray, as the deadline for DPE applications expired on January 15.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

LeBron James’ heartfelt message to Dejounte Murray after Achilles injury

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He graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder in 2023 with a degree in journalism and minors in communications and sports media, as well as a critical sports studies certificate. He has had a passion for sports his entire life, and enjoys covering and writing about all sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>During the first half of the New Orleans Pelicans’ 118-116 loss to the Boston Celtics on Friday night, Pelicans guard <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/pelicans-news-dejounte-murray-non-contact-injury-celtics">Dejounte Murray went down with a concerning right leg injury</a> and immediately left the game. The Pelicans quickly ruled him out for the game and Murray left the arena with a boot and crutches.</p><p>Shortly after the game finished up, Murray got the worst possible diagnosis. He has a torn Achilles in his right leg and <a href="https://x.com/ChrisBHaynes/status/1885535012130611631" rel="noopener">will miss the rest of the season</a>, according to senior NBA insider Chris Haynes.</p><p>Murray missed a large chunk of time at the start of this season, his first campaign in New Orleans, after fracturing his hand in the season opener. Now, he has a long offseason of rehab ahead as he tries to get back on the court in 2025-26.</p><p>The Pelicans are already shorthanded at this point in the year, as they have been for much of the season, and now they will have to move on without Murray for the rest of the season. Star forward Brandon Ingram has been out since the beginning of December with a sprained ankle and defensive ace <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/pelicans-season-gets-worse-with-brutal-herb-jones-injury-update">Herb Jones is out with a torn labrum</a>. Zion Williamson also missed this game due to an illness, and he recently got back after an extended absence due to a hamstring injury.</p><p>Even with all of those injuries, the Pelicans were still very close to knocking off one of the best teams in the NBA on Friday night. Despite a valiant effort, the Celtics came up with the win at the end thanks to a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/celtics-news-jayson-tatum-pelicans-game-winner">tough jumper by Jayson Tatum</a> with just two-tenths of a second remaining.</p><p>The Pelicans will have plenty of production to replace on both ends of the court without Murray in the lineup. He came into Friday’s game averaging 17.9 points and 7.6 assists per game. Defensively, he has become one of the best thieves in the league, picking up 2.1 steals a night. That would be good for second place in the whole league if he had played enough games to qualify for the leaderboard.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Pelicans’ Dejounte Murray suffers season-ending leg injury vs. Celtics

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/pelicans-news-dejounte-murray-non-contact-injury-celtics');   ga('set', 'title', 'Pelicans’ Dejounte Murray suffers non-contact injury vs. Celtics');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Dejounte-Murray-suffers-non-contact-injury-vs.-Celtics.jpg"></figure><h1>Pelicans’ Dejounte Murray suffers non-contact injury vs. Celtics</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-01-31T18:06:55-08:00">January 31st, 6:06pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-01-31T18:32:46-08:00">January 31st, 6:32pm</time><address><a>Troy Finnegan</a>Troy Finnegan is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder in 2023 with a degree in journalism and minors in communications and sports media, as well as a critical sports studies certificate. He has had a passion for sports his entire life, and enjoys covering and writing about all sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/pelicans-news-zion-williamson-drops-truth-bomb-playing-back-to-backs">New Orleans Pelicans haven’t been able to shake off the injury bug</a> this season, and their problems got even worse on Friday night. During the Pelicans’ contest against the Boston Celtics, guard Dejounte Murray <a href="https://x.com/BleacherReport/status/1885503487158464599" rel="noopener">went down with a non-contact injury</a> and immediately left the court.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Dejounte Murray was helped to the locker room after suffering an apparent non-contact injury on this play 🙏 <a href="https://t.co/4HVeiNwduI">pic.twitter.com/4HVeiNwduI</a></p><p>— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) <a href="https://twitter.com/BleacherReport/status/1885503487158464599?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 1, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Murray grabbed the back of his right foot immediately after suffering the injury, which is not a good sign for New Orleans.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/pelicans-dejounte-murray-scary-personal-reason-season">Murray had already missed a large chunk of this season</a> after breaking his hand in the season opener, his first game with the Pelicans after being traded to New Orleans from the Atlanta Hawks this offseason.</p><p>Without Murray in the lineup, look for Jose Alvarado and Brandon Boston to get some more run in the backcourt. The Pelicans currently trail the Celtics 81-77 near the end of the third quarter in New Orleans. Alvarado started the second half in place of Murray.</p><p>During halftime, Murray left the arena on crutches and with a walking boot on his right foot, according to the Celtics’ local TV broadcast on NBC Sports Boston. The Pelicans quickly <a href="https://x.com/PelicansNBA/status/1885513595368173657" rel="noopener">ruled him out</a> for the rest of the game with a lower right leg injury.</p><p>Murray is far from the only star that has missed time for the Pelicans this season. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/pelicans-zion-williamson-injury-advice-from-coach-k">Zion Williamson missed an extended stretch of time</a> with a hamstring injury and Brandon Ingram has been out for nearly two months with a sprained ankle. The two of them have combined to play in just 31 games this season.</p><p>Both of the Pelicans’ young, promising wings have also dealt with injuries this season. Trey Murphy III has appeared in just 32 games and Herb Jones has played in just 20 entering Friday, so Willie Green has been forced to shuffle his lineups around all season long. As a result, the Pelicans entered Friday night’s game at just 12-36 and in 14th place in the Western Conference. Now, with this injury hanging over Murray, there might be no digging out of this very deep hole.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Pelicans’ Dejounte Murray suffers non-contact injury vs. Celtics

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/is-dejounte-murray-playing-vs-celtics-latest-pelicans-injury-update');   ga('set', 'title', 'Is Dejounte Murray playing vs. Celtics? 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Latest Pelicans injury update</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-01-31T09:32:24-08:00">January 31st, 9:32am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-01-31T09:32:24-08:00">January 31st, 9:32am</time><address><a>Daniel Locke</a>Daniel Locke covers the New Orleans Pelicans and is an Associate Editor for ClutchPoints. He will graduate from Auburn University with a degree in Journalism in May. Daniel has covered Auburn Athletics for the entirety of his time as a student, focusing on football, men's basketball, and baseball.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Boston Celtics</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The New Orleans Pelicans host the defending NBA Champion Boston Celtics on Friday night. Shooting guard Dejounte Murray is on the injury report alongside Jordan Hawkins. Murray <a href="https://ak-static.cms.nba.com/referee/injury/Injury-Report_2025-01-31_10AM.pdf" rel="noopener">is listed as probable</a> while Hawkins is listed as questionable. Murray is dealing with right elbow bursitis and a right index finger sprain, Hawkins is fighting a non-COVID-related illness. Here’s everything we know about Dejounte Murray’s injury and his <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/celtics-vs-pelicans-prediction-odds-pick-spread-1-31-2025">playing status vs. the Celtics</a>.<i> </i></p><p><b><i>*Watch NBA games LIVE with fuboTV (</i></b><a href="https://www.fubo.tv/lp/nba/?irad=356361&amp;irmp=492408"><b><i>Get Access | Save $30</i></b></a><i>)</i><b><i>*</i></b></p><h2><b>Dejounte Murray injury status vs. Celtics</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/unnamed-1_c48c6e.jpg"><figcaption>Petre Thomas-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Given that Dejounte Murray is probable on the injury report, the assumption is he will be suiting up against the reigning NBA Champion. Murray has played in 30 of the Pelicans’ 48 games so far this season, starting each game he has been available for.</p><p>After picking up four wins in a row, the Pelicans have dropped four consecutive games, all but one in close fashion. The Pelicans most recently fell 137-136 at the hands of the Dallas Mavericks at home on Wednesday night. January has been the best month of the season so far for the Pelicans, Murray has been part of the reason why.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/pelicans-dejounte-murray-gets-real-about-zion-williamsons-defense-ahead-of-celtics-clash">Murray has been a bright spot</a> for the Pelicans during his first season in New Orleans when he has been available to play. He recently scored 27 points in Wednesday night’s loss against the Mavericks. He is averaging 17.9 points, 6.5 rebounds, 7.6 assists and 2.1 steals per game – leading the team in each of the final categories – and is shooting 39.3% from the field. Despite relevant inactivity, Murray has been more than solid for the Pelicans.</p><p>Murray played a significant role in the Pelicans near upset of the Celtics in Boston on Jan. 12. In 35 minutes of action, he had 26 points, nine rebounds, eight assists and shot 6-of-9 from 3-point range.</p><p>So, when it comes to the question of if LeBron James is playing tonight vs. the Celtics, the answer is probably.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Is Dejounte Murray playing vs. Celtics? Latest Pelicans injury update

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/pelicans-dejounte-murray-gets-real-about-zion-williamsons-defense-ahead-of-celtics-clash');   ga('set', 'title', 'Pelicans’ Dejounte Murray gets real about Zion Williamson’s defense ahead of Celtics clash');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Dejounte-Murray-gets-real-about-Zion-Williamsons-defense-ahead-of-Celtics-clash.jpg"></figure><h1>Pelicans’ Dejounte Murray gets real about Zion Williamson’s defense ahead of Celtics clash</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-01-30T19:23:47-08:00">January 30th, 7:23pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-01-30T19:23:47-08:00">January 30th, 7:23pm</time><address><a>Daniel Locke</a>Daniel Locke covers the New Orleans Pelicans and is an Associate Editor for ClutchPoints. He will graduate from Auburn University with a degree in Journalism in May. Daniel has covered Auburn Athletics for the entirety of his time as a student, focusing on football, men's basketball, and baseball.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Boston Celtics</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The New Orleans Pelicans’ level of play has taken a step up since star forward <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/pelicans-news-zion-williamson-soaks-in-injury-return-despite-loss-to-hornets">Zion Williamson returned from injury</a>. Williamson has scored more than 20 points in all but one game since he has returned and led the team in scoring with 29 points in their 137-136 loss against the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday night.</p><p>Pelicans guard Dejounte Murray has enjoyed having the opportunity to play with Williamson and has been <a href="https://www.nba.com/pelicans/videos/dejounte-murray-guard-interview-new-orleans-pelicans-practice-1-30-2025" rel="noopener">particularly impressed with his performance</a> on the defensive end of the floor.</p><p>“Love it,” Murray said. “It comes down to the winning teams defend the basketball. It’s great to see him wanting to defend and just trying and being in the help side, all those things. It’s great to see Z (Williamson) out there competing and doing what he loves to do.”</p><p>Murray pointed out an area of Williamson’s offensive game that does not get as much attention as other things he does.</p><p>“Z is Z,” Murray said. “Strong guy that is always going downhill. Willing passer, efficient guy, and that’s what it is.”</p><p>The group of Murray, Williamson, CJ McCollum and Trey Murphy III has been stellar when on the court together. Murray elaborated on the simple yet impactful reason for their success.</p><p>“The winning teams and the successful teams play for each other,” Murray said. “I think we’re doing it a little bit, not consistently. We can be better at it. Other than that, we’re losing games. I don’t really want to talk about offense when we’re losing games.”</p><p>Murray, Williamson and the rest of the Pelicans return to action on Friday night when they host the defending NBA Champion Boston Celtics. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. CST.</p><h2><b>Dejounte Murray speaks on </b>Pelicans rebounding woes</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Dejounte-Murray_cd6ded.jpg"><figcaption>John E. Sokolowski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>When discussing the reasons causing the Pelicans to lose games this season, there is no shortage of things to choose from. Rebounding is on the list of problems they have had this season.</p><p>Pelicans guard Dejounte Murray thinks it comes down to the Pelicans simply not wanting it as bad as their opponents.</p><p>“It comes down to guarding the ball, standing in front, helping your brother and then how bad you want it,” Murray said. “I feel like rebounding is a hard thing, an ‘I wanna win thing,’ a ‘I want it badder than you thing,’ and that’s just not where we’re at, as you see. 32 second-chance points.”</p><p>Murray and the Pelicans hope to turn this trend around moving forward. They might see themselves in the win column more frequently as a result.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Pelicans’ Dejounte Murray gets real about Zion Williamson’s defense ahead of Celtics clash

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Latest Pelicans injury update</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-01-24T08:44:34-08:00">January 24th, 8:44am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-01-24T08:44:34-08:00">January 24th, 8:44am</time><address><a>Daniel Locke</a>Daniel Locke covers the New Orleans Pelicans and is an Associate Editor for ClutchPoints. He will graduate from Auburn University with a degree in Journalism in May. Daniel has covered Auburn Athletics for the entirety of his time as a student, focusing on football, men's basketball, and baseball.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Memphis Grizzlies</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The New Orleans Pelicans visit the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday night. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/pelicans-news-zion-williamson-gets-injury-update-ahead-of-grizzlies-game">Dejounte Murray is on the injury</a> report alongside Yves Missi, with <a href="https://ak-static.cms.nba.com/referee/injury/Injury-Report_2025-01-24_09AM.pdf" rel="noopener">both players listed as probable</a>. Murray is dealing with right elbow bursitis, while Missi is recovering from a non-COVID-related illness. Here’s everything we know about Dejounte Murray’s injury and his playing status<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/pelicans-vs-grizzlies-prediction-odds-pick-spread-1-24-2025"> vs. the Grizzlies</a>.</p><p><b><i>*Watch NBA games LIVE with fuboTV (</i></b><a href="https://www.fubo.tv/lp/nba/?irad=356361&amp;irmp=492408"><b><i>Get Access | Save $30</i></b></a><i>)</i><b><i>*</i></b></p><h2><b>Dejounte Murray injury status vs. Grizzlies</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/New-Orleans-Pelicans-guard-Dejounte-Murray.jpg"><figcaption>Stephen Lew-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Given Dejounte Murray is probable on the injury report, the assumption is he will be suiting up against the Grizzlies on Friday night. The same would apply to Yves Missi, both players have played a significant role in helping the Pelicans turn things around throughout the month of January.</p><p>This game gives the Pelicans an opportunity to keep their newly found winning ways going. After heading into January with a measly five wins to their name, the Pelicans have gone 7-4 throughout the month and have picked up four wins in a row. This surge has been helped along by Murray who has been a dependable scoring option for the team.</p><p>Murray has become a bright spot for the Pelicans in a season that has left a lot to be desired. He recently scored a season-high 30 points in a win over the Dallas Mavericks. Murray is averaging 17.2 points, 6.6 rebounds and 7.7 assists per game while shooting 38.4% from the field. He has had his share of time on the injury report this season.</p><p>Murray did play in both of the Pelicans’ previous matchups against the Grizzlies this season. After Friday night’s contest, there is one more matchup between the Grizzlies and Pelicans on the schedule. It is set to take place in New Orleans on March 9.</p><p>So, when it comes to the question of if Dejounte Murray is playing tonight vs. the Grizzlies, the answer is probably.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Is Dejounte Murray playing vs. Grizzlies? Latest Pelicans injury update

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/lakers-trade-target-dejounte-murray-pursuit-part-2');   ga('set', 'title', 'Lakers Trade Target: Dejounte Murray pursuit, part 2');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Dejounte-Murray-pursuit-part-2.jpg"></figure><h1>Lakers Trade Target: Dejounte Murray pursuit, part 2</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-01-23T17:16:56-08:00">January 23rd, 5:16pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-01-23T17:16:56-08:00">January 23rd, 5:16pm</time><address><a>Anthony Irwin</a>Anthony Irwin has been covering the Lakers in some capacity for roughly a decade at outlets such as Locked on Lakers, Silver Screen &amp; Roll and Forum Blue &amp; Gold. He currently podcasts about the team on The Lakers Lounge and the NBA in general on Basketball Passport. He looks forward to continuing his reporting for ClutchPoints after entering the rumor foray over the last couple years.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Lakers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Last season, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-lakers-failed-acquire-dejounte-murray-hawks-trade">Los Angeles Lakers and Atlanta Hawks got pretty close</a> to agreeing to a trade that would’ve sent Dejounte Murray to L.A. Now, a year and a trade later, Murray remains a solid fit for a Lakers team looking for athleticism, youth and defensive toughness on the perimeter. The question once again is: Will Rob Pelinka move the necessary draft capital with Austin Reaves still off the table?</p><p>In this latest entry into our <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-trade-target-will-rob-pelinka-pay-up-for-cam-johnson">Lakers Trade Targets</a> series, let’s take a look at a player Los Angeles definitely likes and would absolutely help both in terms of talent and fit, but whose availability on the trade market is incredibly difficult to figure out.</p><h2><b>The Pros</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Dejounte-Murray_5bd257.jpg"><figcaption>Stephen Lew-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Before the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-why-lakers-comfortable-pulling-trigger-dangelo-russell-trade-now">Lakers traded away D’Angelo Russell</a>, they had enough offensive firepower to stay with most teams, but struggled mightily to gets stops. Now, with Dorian Finney-Smith on the roster, they’ve been able to get those stops more frequently, but the offense (especially when either Reaves or LeBron James — let alone both — are off the court) has taken a few steps back.</p><p>Murray could start alongside Reaves as a two-headed perimeter approach with interior hubs like James and Anthony Davis in the starting group (rounded out by Finney-Smith in this case). Then, when Max Christie comes in as the first sub, Reaves could go to the bench to get ready to anchor units with fewer starters.</p><p>Murray is one of the few primary ball handlers strong enough on defense to also act as the primary point-of-attack defender, something the Lakers desperately lacked with Russell. At 6’5″ with a 6’10” wingspan, Murray could guard either point or shooting guards. Murray’s defense next to Reaves (who is fine as a secondary perimeter defender), plus Finney-Smith also on the perimeter, would alleviate the colossal effort asked of Davis night in, night out.</p><p>Then, in situations that call for more defense, the Lakers could even go to Murray, Christie, Jarred Vanderbilt, Finney-Smith and Davis. This just hasn’t been an option for a Lakers coach since Frank Vogel had the collection of demons that won the 2019–20 championship.</p><p>Murray is also young enough (28) to fit Davis’ timeline after James departs. Of the players out there even remotely available, Murray probably checks the most boxes based on what the Lakers need right now.</p><h2><b>The Cons</b></h2><p>In terms of basketball, there really aren’t many.</p><p>Murray’s three-point shooting has fallen significantly this season compared to last, but honestly, it’s basically impossible to hold anything against anyone playing for the New Orleans Pelicans this campaign. They’ve had so many injuries and so much turmoil that I truly don’t know how to analyze anyone. More on this in a bit.</p><p>If the shooting doesn’t improve, that would obviously be an issue, but I think he’s somewhere between the 30.2% he’s at this year and the 36% he shot last season. He’s a career 34% three-point shooter. He’ll be fine, even given the scars Lakers fans carry with shooters who forgot to shoot when they got to Los Angeles.</p><p>Murray’s defense has slipped a little over the last couple years, but again, a lot of that can be chalked up to situation. Having to play next to Trae Young defensively on the perimeter seems like a nightmare. And again, New Orleans is such a disaster this year that there’s no way to tell anything about anyone.</p><h2><b>The Cost</b></h2><p>Here’s where things get tricky. Even before getting to what the Lakers would have to send to the Pelicans of all teams remember, things weren’t exactly hunky dory between the two franchises during the infamous Davis negotiations. On top of that, league sources aren’t necessarily sure about the extent to which New Orleans is willing to tear down what was one of the more exciting rosters in the NBA because of a nightmare injury season.</p><p>Before the season, the Pelicans sent out Dyson Daniels, Larry Nance Jr. and two first-round picks (plus other contracts) for Murray. Cursed season aside, turning right around and trading him to the same Lakers organization that forcefully traded for your preview franchise player is a tough look.</p><p>It’s for these reasons Murray is going to cost both the first-rounders the Lakers can trade with very little (if any) protection, plus Rui Hachimura, Gabe Vincent and Dalton Knecht — whom sources say the Lakers still hold in extremely high regard despite his shooting woes the last couple months.</p><h2><b>The Likelihood</b></h2><p>Based on current intel, it’s pretty unlikely Rob Pelinka is going to use both the first-rounders at his disposal this season. Word to the effect has slowly made its way around the league after he didn’t attach a first-rounder to Russell’s expiring contract to land a higher impact player than Finney-Smith. It’s probably no coincidence, therefore, that we recently got our first report of <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sources-lakers-stuck-waiting-for-jarred-vanderbilt-before-resuming-trade-search">concern from James and Davis.</a></p><p>Pelinka and the rest of the organization were thrilled when Knecht felt to them at 17 in last year’s draft. Current shooting slump aside, that was one of the few wins the front office has enjoyed in the last couple years. Putting Knecht at risk, as well as moving two first-rounders they’ve mostly kept out of trade conversations to this point, seems exceedingly unlikely.</p><p>But hey, if the Lakers remain in striking distance of homecourt for the first round all the way up to the deadline and Vanderbilt stays healthy long enough for them to be comfortable moving Hachimura, maybe they swing big in a couple weeks.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Lakers Trade Target: Dejounte Murray pursuit, part 2

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/pelicans-news-trey-murphy-iii-back-celtics-but-dejounte-murray-playing');   ga('set', 'title', 'Pelicans’ Trey Murphy III back vs. Celtics, but is Dejounte Murray playing?');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Pelicans-news-Trey-Murphy-III-back-vs.jpg"></figure><h1>Pelicans’ Trey Murphy III back vs. Celtics, but is Dejounte Murray playing?</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-01-12T09:51:39-08:00">January 12th, 9:51am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-01-12T14:02:47-08:00">January 12th, 2:02pm</time><address><a>Malik Brown</a>Malik Brown is a multimedia reporter based in Atlanta who covers the Hawks and Dream for ClutchPoints. Malik has worked in entertainment and sports, and he specializes in the NBA and NFL.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Boston Celtics</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The New Orleans Pelicans will be facing the Boston Celtics on Sunday, and they’ll be getting one of their key players back for the matchup. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/pelicans-news-new-orleans-concerning-trey-murphy-injury-update">Trey Murphy III missed the past few games</a> with a left ankle sprain but is <a href="https://ak-static.cms.nba.com/referee/injury/Injury-Report_2025-01-12_11AM.pdf" rel="noopener">listed on the injury report</a> as available. That’s big for the Pelicans as Murphy has done it for them on both sides of the ball this season, and they’re going to need that while facing a loaded Celtics team.</p><p>The one question is if Dejounte Murray will be playing, as he’s listed on the injury report with right elbow tendonitis and a right shin contusion. Murray has dealt with injuries earlier in the season and missed most of the games after fracturing his hand.</p><p><i><b>*Watch NBA games LIVE with fuboTV <a href="https://www.fubo.tv/lp/nba/?irad=356361&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener sponsored">(Get Access | Save $30)</a>*</b></i></p><h2>Dejounte Murray’s injury status vs Celtics</h2><p>Dejounte Murray was initially listed as questionable against the Celtics, as he’s dealing with two injuries. Murray played in the last game for the Pelicans where they defeated the Philadelphia 76ers, and he finished with 17 points, 10 rebounds, and six assists. Murray will also be playing Sunday against the Celtics after being <a href="https://ak-static.cms.nba.com/referee/injury/Injury-Report_2025-01-12_04PM.pdf" rel="noopener">upgraded to available</a>.</p><p>The Pelicans have been trying to get into a groove this season after injuries have hurt them for most of the season. All of their star players have missed an extended time at some point, and the chemistry is probably not where they want it to be. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/pelicans-season-gets-worse-with-brutal-herb-jones-injury-update">Herb Jones has been ruled out indefinitely</a> with an injury, and Brandon Ingram is still working back from an injury as well.</p><p>Zion Williamson has returned back to the court, and the hope is that he can stay healthy for the remainder of the season. With Murray available to play against the Celtics, this will give them a better chance of pulling off an upset.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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