Pelicans’ Dejointe Murray off the season with torn Achilles in brutal injury crushes

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Dejointe Murray’s season is over.

The former All-Star Guard tore his achilles after suffering a non-contact injury in the first quarter of Pelicans’ 118-116 loss to Celtics Friday night, Espns Shams Charania reported.

Murray, who missed the 2018-19 season due to a torn ACL, will now be sidelined for the rest of the campaign 2024-25, which has been a challenging for pelicans who are 12-37 and have treated a turn off Damage.

Murray, who has already missed nearly 20 games this season after breaking his hand on opening night – causing him to miss several weeks – had an average of 17.9 points, 7.6 assists, 6.5 rebounds and 2 , 1 steal on the way into Friday.

After suffering the non-contact injury, the medical staff immediately rushed to court and he was excluded for the rest of the game immediately thereafter.

Dejointe Murray suffered a torn Achilles against Celtics. Getty Images

“Extremely difficult when you see a guy who means so much to our team and puts the work going as it,” Pelican’s head coach Willie Green told journalists after the game.

New Orleans Pelican’s Guard Dejointe Murray (5) responds after being injured in the first half of a NBA basketball match against Boston Celtics in New Orleans on January 31, 2025. AP

“It hurt a lot, I can’t lie to you,” added flowering wing wing trey Murphy III, who scored 40 points and made eight 3-Pointers in the loss. “He has already been through a lot and it doesn’t help. But many times God puts you through situations to give you a bigger message. I think that’s what’s happening right now. It is not always easy to understand what he is saying, but there is always a reason. “

This damage is expected to sideline Murray for at least several months, a significant blow to the pelicans as they are very dependent on his dynamic playmaking and defensive presence on the perimeter.

The Pelicans have already been without stars Zion Williamson, Herb Jones and Brandon Ingram.

CJ McCollum, Jordan Hawkins, Murphy III, Jose Alvarado and others have also missed the time for fur this year.

Dejointe Murray runs by Celtics Wing Jaylen Brown. Nbae via Getty Images

After Pelicans’ early setbacks to Murray Celtics capitalized on the momentum.

Led by Star Wing Jayson Tatum, who drilled a game winner in the diminishing seconds, Boston gathered through the competition.