Jamal Murray has undergone surgical reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament.
The surgery was performed by Dr. Neal ElAttrache of the Cedars-Sinai Kerlan-Jobe Institute.
Murray will be out for the rest of the season.
This is a major loss for the Nuggets, who are 37-20 this season, good for 4th in the Western conference. After a slow start to the the season, the team has been on a serious roll lately. Losing Murray is brutal.
The team’s leading scorers this season are Nikola Jokic at 26.4 points per game, Murray at 21.2 ppg, Michael Porter Jr. at 17.7 ppg, Will Barton at 12.9 ppg, and new addition Aaron Gordon at 10.7 ppg.
