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EspañolThe Denver Nuggets ruled guard Jamal Murray out for the rest of their game against the Boston Celtics on Wednesday, Feb. 25.
Murray was on the team's injury report before the game, dealing with "right hamstring tightness," but he was deemed available to play. And that's not what took him out of the game.
Murray shot just 1-of-3 from the field for two points in 8 minutes of play. He was 0-for-2 from the 3-point line.
Here's what happened to Murray:
Why was Jamal Murray ruled out?
Murray was ruled out during the game against the Celtics due to an illness, the team announced on X. He was initially deemed questionable to return before being ruled out.
Despite getting almost nothing from one of their stars, the Nuggets won 103-84.
"He looked awful," Nuggets coach David Adelman said of Murray, per the Denver Gazette's Vinny Benedetto. "They gave him all the medication. It did not help. ... All kinds of bodily things were happening."
Jamal Murray career stats
Murray has averaged 18.6 points, 4.9 assists and 3.8 rebounds per game in 589 games played. He has averaged 25.5 points, 7.5 assists and 4.4 rebounds this season. The guard was named an All-Star for the first time in his career this season.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Why is Jamal Murray out? Celtics vs Nuggets status