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New Orleans Pelicans star Dejounce Murray is out for the rest of the NBA season after suffering a torn Achilles in Friday’s 118-116 loss to Boston Celtics, per. ESPNs Shams Charania.

Murray seemed to suffer the non-contact damage while chasing an offensive rebound after his unanswered shots in the first quarter. He soon limped off the field and was helped back to the dressing room before being excluded for the rest of the game.

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The 28-year-old Murray, an all-star in 2022, went on Friday an average of 17.9 points, 7.6 assists, 6.5 rebounds and 2.1 steal.

This has been a terrible year for New Orleans with several players affecting long -term injuries. As a team, the Pelicans entered Friday after playing 48 gathered matches. All except four players (Brandon Boston Jr., Yves Missi, Javonte Green, Jeremiah Robertson-Age) have missed 10 or more competitions.

Eight of the team’s top nine scorers have missed 13 or more games. They include Brandon Ingram, who has been out almost two months with an ankle sprain. Zion Williamson missed 27 matches with a hamstring stem. Defensive star Herbert Jones is out indefinitely with a torn labrum.

Understandably, the Pelicans have fought and now sit 12-37 after their 118-116 home loss to Boston.

New Orleans had high hopes of coming in this season. Fur won 49 games and played playoffs last year, but added Murray via trading from Atlanta Hawks gave the team optimism to a deeper playoffs.

Unfortunately, everything that could go wrong has in New Orleans, and now Murray has suffered a devastating damage dealing with the pelicans yet another massive blow.