Dejounte Murray’s season is over.
The previous All-Star guard tore his Achilles after struggling a non-contact harm within the first quarter of the Pelicans’ 118-116 loss to the Celtics on Friday evening, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported.
Murray, who missed the 2018-19 season resulting from a torn ACL, will now be sidelined for the rest of the 2024-25 marketing campaign, which has been a difficult one for the Pelicans, who’re 12-37 and have handled a slew of accidents.
Murray, who has missed almost 20 video games already this season after breaking his hand on opening evening — inflicting him to overlook a number of weeks — had averaged 17.9 factors, 7.6 assists, 6.5 rebounds and a pair of.1 steals heading into Friday.
Upon struggling the non-contact harm, medical employees instantly rushed to the courtroom, and he was dominated out for the remainder of the sport instantly thereafter.
“Extraordinarily tough, whenever you see a man which means a lot to our group and places the work in go down like that,” Pelicans head coach Willie Inexperienced advised reporters after the sport.
“It harm so much, l can’t misinform you,” added blossoming wing Trey Murphy III, who scored 40 factors and made eight 3-pointers within the loss. “He’s been by so much already, and it doesn’t assist. However a whole lot of instances God places you thru conditions as a way to provide you with an even bigger message. I feel that’s what’s taking place proper now. It’s not at all times simple to know what he’s saying, however there’s at all times a motive.”
This harm is anticipated to sideline Murray for no less than a number of months, a big blow for the Pelicans, as they rely closely on his dynamic playmaking and defensive presence on the perimeter.
The Pelicans have already been with out stars Zion Williamson, Herb Jones and Brandon Ingram.
CJ McCollum, Jordan Hawkins, Murphy III, Jose Alvarado and others have additionally missed time for the Pels this yr.
After the Pelicans’ early setback to Murray, the Celtics capitalized on the momentum.
Led by star wing Jayson Tatum, who drilled a game-winner within the waning seconds, Boston rallied by the competition.