“He takes a tremendous amount of pride in where he is from and the people that have helped him get here,” Malone said. Hyland had the opportunity to greet them prior to the game. With the Nuggets in Philadelphia, those individuals involved in the incident were on hand to witness Hyland play, something that meant a lot to him. He endured a significant knee injury when he was forced to jump from the second story to escape the fire. The 21-year-old suffered through a tragic loss in March 2018 when a house fire took the life of his grandmother and one-year-old cousin. Included in that count was the Wilmington Fire Department. Given the occasion, Hyland had a packed guest list and estimated there could have more than 700 friends and family in attendance. Hyland, who was born in Wilmington, Delaware, roughly 30 minutes away, faced the 76ers for the first time this season in Philadelphia.
“I think he had around 500 people representing his hometown here tonight, and he showed out,” Nuggets head coach Michael Malone said. He hit four 3-pointers in the fourth quarter, including the dagger with 1:51 left to seal the victory for Denver. Hyland produced 21 points, four rebounds and two assists in 31 minutes to help the Nuggets to a 114-110 win. “He’s fine, but I want to be really careful about how we do this.In front of at least 500 friends and family, and millions more watching on TV, Bones Hyland had a signature performance to send the Denver Nuggets to a win over the Philadelphia 76ers. “Jamal, I get a little bit more worrisome, with the knee,” Nuggets coach Michael Malone told reporters before the game. Before he went down with the ACL injury in 2020-21, Murray was averaging a career-high 21.2 points, 4.8 assists and 4.0 rebounds.
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When healthy, Murray has proven to be one of the best young players in the league, leading Denver to the Western Conference final in 2019-20 with a 40-point outburst in Game 7 against the Clippers in the conference semifinals to erase a 3-1 series deficit. The Nuggets are already without back-to-back NBA MVP Nikola Jokic, who is nursing a right wrist injury. NBAE via Getty Imagesĭenver is one of the best teams in the Western Conference and looking to bounce back from a first-round exit against the Warriors in last year’s playoffs.
The Nuggets’ Jamal Murray drives to the basket against the Bulls during a preseason game Friday at the United Center in Chicago. That would be significantly good for Denver, too. I guess I’m just adjusting to the workload, that’s all. My body hasn’t had this much since training camp, three-hour practices and all that. “It was frustrating, but it’s OK,” Murray told the Denver Post. Jamal Murray with Nuggets coach Michael Malone Friday night against the Bulls. He scored two points and dished out five assists before heading to the locker room late in the second quarter and did not to return. The Nuggets announced that Murray left the game because of thigh soreness. The good news for Nuggets fans is that this injury doesn’t appear to be nearly as serious. The Nuggets’ 25-year-old point guard left Friday night’s preseason game against the Bulls grabbing the back of his left leg - the same one he underwent surgery on - and wincing as he left the floor. His return lasted just two games before he was sidelined again. Jamal Murray was sidelined for more than 500 days after a torn ACL in April 2021 cost him all of last season in the NBA. NBA star suffers torn ACL in devastating blow One star already irked by NBA’s renewed push for midseason tournamentĮxiled Knick getting big second chance with playoff contender LeBron James’ Lakers fall to 0-4: ‘It’s a new system’
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