Jamal Murray is a Canadian professional basketball player currently playing for the Denver Nuggets in the NBA. He also plays for the Canadian national team. Murray played college basketball for the Kentucky Wildcats. He was drafted by the Nuggets as the seventh overall pick in the 2016 NBA draft and won his first NBA championship with the team in 2023.
In the 1987 NBA Finals, Magic Johnson and James Worthy were the only teammates to achieve 25 points and 10 assists in a game since Jamal Murray and Nikola Jokic repeated this feat.
On February 23, 1997, Jamal Murray was born. He is a Canadian professional basketball player.
In 2009, The Denver Nuggets reached the Western Conference Finals, the first time since then, before Jamal Murray led them to the Western Conference Finals.
In 2013, Jamal Murray was named MVP at the Jordan Brand Classic International Game, becoming the second Canadian to win the award.
On June 24, 2015, Jamal Murray reclassified to the class of 2015 and committed to Kentucky to play for coach John Calipari.
In 2015, Jamal Murray scored a game-high 30 points and was named the MVP at the Nike Hoop Summit.
In 2015, Jamal Murray was named MVP of the BioSteel All-Canadian Basketball Game, which includes the top high school players in Canada.
On June 23, 2016, Jamal Murray was selected by the Denver Nuggets as the seventh overall pick in the 2016 NBA draft.
On August 9, 2016, Jamal Murray signed his rookie scale contract with the Denver Nuggets.
On November 13, 2016, Jamal Murray scored a then career-high 19 points in a 112–105 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers.
On February 17, 2017, Jamal Murray was named MVP of the Rising Stars Challenge after posting a game-high 36 points and 11 assists in Team World's victory over Team USA.
On April 7, 2017, Jamal Murray scored a career-high 30 points in a 122–106 win over the New Orleans Pelicans.
On November 11, 2017, Jamal Murray scored a career-high 32 points in a 125–107 win over the Orlando Magic.
On January 22, 2018, Jamal Murray scored a career-high 38 points, including a three-point play in the final minute, as the Nuggets beat the Portland Trail Blazers 104–101.
On February 1, 2018, Jamal Murray had a 33-point effort in a 127–124 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder.
On November 5, 2018, Jamal Murray scored a career-high 48 points in a 115–107 win over the Boston Celtics.
On November 17, 2019, Jamal Murray recorded a season-high 39 points and 8 assists, including seven three-pointers, in a 131–114 win over the Memphis Grizzlies.
On January 4, 2020, Jamal Murray tied his season-high 39 points in a 128–114 loss to the Washington Wizards.
In the 2020 NBA playoffs, during the Nuggets' first round matchup with the Utah Jazz, Jamal Murray had standout performances including a 50 point game. Following one of the games, Murray addressed racial injustice, honoring George Floyd and Breonna Taylor by having their pictures on his Adidas shoes.
On February 19, 2021, Jamal Murray scored a then career–high 50 points in a 120–103 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers. He became the first player in NBA history to score 50 points without attempting a free throw in the game.
In 2021, due to recovery from an ACL tear Jamal Murray missed the playoffs. The Nuggets subsequently lost in the first round.
On May 24, 2022, Jamal Murray committed to play with the Canadian senior men's national team for three years.
On October 19, 2022, Jamal Murray played in his first game in eighteen months, scoring 12 points in a loss to the Utah Jazz.
On January 9, 2023, Jamal Murray scored a then-season-high 34 points in a 122–109 win over the Los Angeles Lakers.
In 2023, Jamal Murray decided to miss the FIBA Basketball World Cup to recover from his championship-winning NBA season.
On April 22, 2024, Jamal Murray secured a 101–99 victory against the Los Angeles Lakers with a buzzer-beating, game-winning fadeaway jump shot over Anthony Davis, propelling the Nuggets to a 2–0 lead in the playoff series.
On May 6, 2024, Jamal Murray threw a heat pack and towel towards the court during Game 2 of the Conference Semifinals against the Minnesota Timberwolves. He was subsequently fined $100,000 by the NBA.
On September 7, 2024, Jamal Murray signed a four-year, $208 million contract extension with the Denver Nuggets.
In 2024, Jamal Murray was named to Canada's roster for the Summer Olympics in Paris.
On January 14, 2025, Jamal Murray scored a then season-high 45 points (32 points in the first half) in a 118–99 win over the Dallas Mavericks.
In 2025, it was revealed that Jamal Murray is a father.
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