Is Jamal Murray playing tonight? Nuggets vs. Pelicans injury report
The Denver Nuggets take on the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday night. Jamal Murray is among the Nuggets listed on injury report for the game, however. So is Murray playing tonight against the Pelicans?
Murray has faced some injury problems this season. He is currently battling a sprained left ankle as well as illness. The 28-year-old has appeared in 35 of the Nuggets’ 39 games in 2025-26.
Here’s everything we know about Jamal Murray’s injury status for tonight’s game against the Pelicans.
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Jamal Murray’s injury status against the Pelicans
Murray is currently listed as questionable to play at NBA injury report.
The veteran guard is averaging 25.3 points, 7.5 assists, 4.5 rebounds and 1.0 steals per outing. Murray had to step up Nikola Jokić’s injury. Denver is still in third place in the Western Conference standings even without Jokic. Murray is doing what he can to lead.
As for whether Jamal Murray plays tonight against the Pelicans, the answer is maybe.
Nuggets injury report
The Nuggets have a total of nine players listed on Tuesday’s injury report.
- Aaron Gordon (right hamstring strain): Probably
- Spencer Jones (left ankle inflammation/disease): Probably
- Jamal Murray (sprained left ankle/illness): Questionable
- Nikola Jokić (left knee bruise): Out
- Tamar Bates (left foot surgery): Withdrawn
- Christian Brown (sprained left ankle): Out
- Cameron Johnson (right knee bruise): Waived
- Jonas Valanciunas (right calf): Out
- Curtis Jones (G League two-way): Gone
Pelicans injury report
The Pelicans have five players on the injury report.
- Saddik Bey (right hip flexor strain): Questionable
- Jose Alvarado (left oblique deformity): Out
- Herbert Jones (sprained right ankle): Withdrawn
- Dejounte Murray (right Achilles rupture): Out
- Hunter Dickinson (G League two-way): Dropped
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