Nuggets point guard Jamal Murray sprained his right ankle Sunday night in New Orleans, causing him to miss Denver’s home game on Monday night against the Suns, coach Michael Malone said.
Malone didn’t rule out a return for Murray on Wednesday, when the Nuggets visit Phoenix for a prime-time rematch that’ll be part of the NBA’s Christmas day slate.
“On the flight back, (we were) hoping that it would improve, and the swelling would go down,” Malone said. “(The ankle) received treatment all night, this morning, but obviously just didn’t respond we had hoped. So we’ll go without Jamal tonight, and hopefully this is not a long-term thing.”
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