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The New Orleans Pelicans confirmed that guard Dejounte Murray suffered a lower right leg injury during their home game against the Boston Celtics on Friday evening. He was later ruled out for the remainder of the contest.
Murray appeared to suffer a non-contact injury while chasing an offensive rebound following his missed shot in the first quarter. He soon limped off the court and was helped back to the locker room.
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Dejounte Murray was helped to the locker room after suffering an apparent non-contact injury on this play 🙏 pic.twitter.com/4HVeiNwduI
The 28-year-old Murray, an All-Star in 2022, entered Friday averaging 17.9 points, 7.6 assists, 6.5 rebounds and 2.1 steals.
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