Denver Nuggets point guard Jamal Murray is apparently embracing the villain role this season.

Murray, who grew up in Kitchener, Canada, says there's this stereotype that people from Canada are soft. The 21-year-old says that is not true at all and he wants to show people through his play on the basketball court he's a tough player.

Earlier this year, Jamal Murray got on the bad side of Boston Celtics star point guard Kyrie Irving. Murray had 48 points and took a 3-pointer with time running out in regulation after dribbling the clock out for a few seconds so that he could eclipse the 50-point mark. Murray’s missed shot landed near Irving, who took the ball and threw it into the crowd. Irving said Murray’s career-high game ball deserved to go into the stands.

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Last season against the Los Angeles Lakers, Murray dribbled around Lonzo Ball at the end of the game, and Julius Randle and Brandon Ingram didn't like it. So, it's safe to say that Jamal Murray likes to get in other team's heads.

In 22 games this year, Jamal Murray is averaging 17.1 points, 4.2 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game while shooting 41.9 percent from the field, 31.2 percent from beyond the arc and 86.4 percent from the free-throw line. The Nuggets enter play Monday with a record of 15-7, tied for first place with the Los Angeles Clippers in the Western Conference.