Is Jamal Murray playing tonight? Nuggets vs. Warriors injury report
The Denver Nuggets are visiting Golden State Warriors on Sunday afternoon, looking for an upgrade mammoth 157 point performance they put up last time out against the Portland Trail Blazers. However, although they have considerable absences to deal with, The Nuggets will be up against a team that is missing its best players.
Jamal Murray is on the injury report along with several players in the Nuggets’ rotation, with the star point guard listed as questionable with a hamstring problem, according to official injury report. Denver is also dealing with injuries to Aaron Gordon and Peyton Watson.
However, the Golden State Warriors have major concerns, with Stephen Curry confirmed to be out, joining Jimmy Butler with Kristaps Porzingis also listed on the injured list.
Jamal Murray’s injury status against the Warriors
With Jamal Murray listed as an injury question, his availability will likely be determined closer to tipoff. Of course, he will potentially be a big miss as he is having the best season of his career.
Murray averages 25.7 points, 7.6 assists and 4.5 rebounds, while the true shooting percentage is an elite 61.5. His importance grew even more during the period without Nikola Jokic, where Murray raised his production to 27.8 points and 8.3 assists in 12 games.
Denver enters the game at 36-21 with the No. 3 seed a strong 21-10 record, while Golden State is 29-27 and has struggled without Stephen Curry. Regardless, the game promises to be close, with both teams missing key players, especially Golden State.
Nuggets injury report
Jamal Murray: Questionable (hamstring)
Aaron Gordon: Out (hamstring)
Peyton Watson: Out (hamstring)
Kyrie Irving: Out (knee surgery)
Derek Lively II: Gone (foot surgery)
Warrior Injury Report
Stephen Curry: Out (right knee bone bruise / patella-femoral pain syndrome)
Jimmy Butler III: Out (ACL tear — season-ending)
Seth Curry: Out (injury management)
Nate Williams: Out (injury)
Malevi Leons: Out (injury)
Lj Crier: Out (injury)
Kristaps Porzingis: Likely (back from injury / workload management)
2026-02-22 18:13:00
