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San Antonio Spurs point guard Dejounte Murray says Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James told him to “stay confident and be patient” during his ACL rehab. Murray tore his right ACL last preseason and missed the entire 2018-19 season. The Spurs guard and James share the same agent, Rich Paul of Klutch Sports, and have […]

San Antonio Spurs point guard Dejounte Murray was in an extremely generous mood lately, as he decided to give his younger brother an epic graduation present. The 21-year-old recently surprised his brother with what looks like a spanking new purple Dodge Challenger for successfully graduating with honors: Dejounte Murray surprised his little brother with a […]

The 2018-19 NBA season may have ended sooner than the San Antonio Spurs had hoped, but it appears they may have gotten some long-term security from point guard Dejounte Murray. Murray is among the notable players that are signed with Klutch Sports and has already started to deal with speculations about his future. And on […]

It was a roller coaster 2018-19 season for the San Antonio Spurs. They made the playoffs despite losing their former franchise player Kawhi Leonard to the Toronto Raptors. There were times when the Spurs looked like championship contenders (9-0 from late February to mid-March) and there were times when they looked like a lottery team […]

The San Antonio Spurs just saw their season come to an early end yet again for a second consecutive season in the form of a first-round playoffs exit. Despite pushing the second-seeded Denver Nuggets all the way to a Game 7, San Antonio would eventually come up short, and are now headed to another early […]

Dejounte Murray of the San Antonio Spurs was sadly lost for the entire 2018-19 season before it even began when he tore his ACL in an October preseason game against the Houston Rockets. This was a huge loss for the Spurs, but the team was able to rebound and get some terrific point-of-attack defense from […]

The San Antonio Spurs have been without point guard Dejounte Murray this year after a promising sophomore campaign in 2017-18. Murray tore his right ACL in the preseason and is working his way back. However, he gave an extremely encouraging update on Twitter on Friday. Today Marks 5 Months And I Got My First DUNK!! […]

San Antonio Spurs guard Dejounte Murray is not a happy man after ESPN brought his name up in a trade scenario, and he made his displeasure known. Murray was brought up by the famed sports network as part of a hypothetical trade. According to the outlet, Murray — along with several other Spurs — would […]

San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich revealed that Dejounte Murray will definitely not return to action this season. Per Jeff McDonald, Popovich reiterated that Murray tore his ACL and has a “zero” chance of returning this year. A torn ACL usually has a timetable of 12 months. In case you were wondering, Gregg Popovich […]

Gregg Popovich was hopeful that San Antonio Spurs’ new starting point guard Dejounte Murray could start the 2018-19 NBA strong. Unfortunately, Murray tore his ACL and will be forced to miss the entire season. Despite the disappointing injury, Popovich has a plan to help improve Murray in a big way. In an interview with MySanAntonio.com, […]

Dejounte Murray of the San Antonio Spurs, who suffered an ACL tear, garnered some support from CJ McCollum of the Portland Trail Blazers. The latter has decided to put competition aside and send Murray some motivational readings while he’s recovering. Check out a screenshot from Murray’s Instagram stories, where he posted a photo of a […]

San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich says the jury is still out as to who will start at point guard following Dejounte Murray’s injury, though he hints that Derrick White could jump in for the post. The 22-year old Murray tore his ACL during a preseason game against the Houston Rockets, raising questions about […]

Dejounte Murray received devastating news on Monday. It was announced that he suffered a torn ACL following a non-contact injury against the Houston Rockets on Sunday night. But Murray is keeping a positive outlook, and he took to Twitter to thank his fans for their support and declare that he will bounce back from this […]

The San Antonio Spurs were dealt a serious blow on Sunday when Dejounte Murray went down in their preseason matchup against the Houston Rockets. He suffered a non-contact injury which turned out to be a torn ACL. The Spurs will likely be eligible to apply for the disabled player exception for Murray according to Bobby Marks of […]

The San Antonio Spurs announced Monday that starting point guard Dejounte Murray suffered a torn ACL in his right knee Sunday against the Houston Rockets and will likely miss the entire 2018-19 season. One of Murray’s close friends in the league, Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James, was devastated upon hearing the news and offered […]

San Antonio Spurs point guard Dejounte Murray has suffered a torn right ACL, the team announced Monday. A timeline for his return to the court will be released at a later time. Murray suffered the injury in the second quarter of Sunday’s preseason game against the Houston Rockets. The 22-year-old was driving to the basket […]

San Antonio Spurs starting point guard Dejounte Murray suffered a right knee injury Sunday afternoon against the Houston Rockets and was forced to leave the game. Murray walked off the court under his own power, but will undergo an MRI on Monday, according to Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports. San Antonio guard Dejounte Murray will undergo […]

San Antonio Spurs point guard Dejounte Murray has come a long way since getting drafted in 2016 and is on the cusp of a breakout season. After he was anointed as the team’s starting point guard midway through last season, Murray drastically improved his averages to 10.1 points, 7.0 rebounds, 3.5 assists, and 1.6 steals per game […]

Houston Rockets star Chris Paul knows what San Antonio Spurs point guard Dejounte Murray is capable of, and he firmly believes the future is bright for the Silver and Black with the 22-year-old running the floor. The end of an era has come for the Spurs at the point guard position, with Tony Parker deciding […]

The San Antonio Spurs have picked up the fourth-year club options of point guard Dejounte Murray and Jakob Poeltl, the team announced Thursday. The Spurs also announced they have picked up the third-year option of Derrick White. Murray will make $1.54 million this season and $2.32 million in the 2019-20 season. He’ll become a restricted free […]

San Antonio Spurs point guard Dejounte Murray is ready to assume full time starting responsibilities for his team this year. Murray nearly doubled all of his rookie year stats in his sophomore season last year. Now that Tony Parker has left to join the Charlotte Hornets, Murray will be expected to produce consistently with the […]

Every year a team or player rises from nowhere to take the NBA by storm, or a rookie emerges from the late lottery or later to shift a team’s fortunes. Last year, Victor Oladipo replaced Paul George on the Indiana Pacers and emerged as an All-NBA player, pushing LeBron James to seven games. Showing rapid […]

The San Antonio Spurs, now led by LaMarcus Aldridge, DeMar DeRozan, and Dejounte Murray, are one of the last remaining old-school teams in the NBA. Outside of a few H-E-B commercials, executives run this organization with great fundamentals, precision, and very little fluff. This classy culture has even rubbed off on their fans, which may […]

The NBA is a continuous cycle of competition where every year teams win and lose. At the heart of competition, it’s the players that shine. As players age and graduate from the NBA, new players emerge every year to continue competing for the Larry O’ Brien trophy. This time of the offseason is when it […]

San Antonio Spurs guard Dejounte Murray has recently aired out his frustrations on social media. However, his rant goes way beyond the sport of basketball, as the 21-year-old shared how he really feels about people around him trying to leech off of his hard-earned success. According to Murray, there have been no shortage of people […]

The NBA is currently in the middle of its most boring portion of its calendar, but San Antonio Spurs guard Dejounte Murray would not describe it as such – not when he’s working out with half-naked Instagram model Jilly Anais, who also happens to be his girlfriend. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcxbXfViZXA Murray and Anais recently put up a […]

San Antonio Spurs has gone through a turmoil of events last season, with superstar and 2014 Finals MVP Kawhi Leonard forcing his way out of the team. The Spurs granted him his wishes as Leonard was shipped to the Toronto Raptors in exchange for four-time all-star Demar DeRozan. With that trade, critics and fans have […]

The San Antonio Spurs have undergone plenty of changes since moving from their golden era, first losing Tim Duncan to retirement, then soon after starting the phasing out of Manu Ginobili and Tony Parker over the past couple of seasons. The most pivotal moments was when the French floor general surrendered his starting gig to […]

The San Antonio Spurs will look much different next year. The most notable change will be DeMar DeRozan taking the place of Kawhi Leonard. DeRozan joins incumbent starter Dejounte Murray in the backcourt next season and the Spurs’ young guard welcomed his new teammate with an emoji-filled tweet: https://twitter.com/DejounteMurray/status/1019611990241603584 DeRozan is coming off of an All-NBA […]

The year is 2021. Victor Oladipo, now a perennial All-Star, dribbles right, hesitates for a fleeting moment, then zips left. Back right. Now left again, burrowing his head for added vigor. Dejounte Murray mirrors every step, stonewalls Oladipo and picks his pocket clean. On the other end, Lonnie Walker IV snares the feed from his […]

Ten years ago, the beginning of the San Antonio Spurs’ end was said to have taken place when the defending champions were eliminated by the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals in Los Angeles. For a decade, tales of the Spurs’ demise became an annual tradition. For a moment, the […]

The San Antonio Spurs were not able to go deep in this year’s NBA Playoffs, as they lasted just five games in the first round against the mighty Golden State Warriors. For Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich, that’s likely the last thing in his mind following the passing of his wife, Erin, back in April. […]

The state of San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich has been a major question that flew under the radar after his team was eliminated from playoff contention in the first round. Popovich’s wife; Erin, died battling a long-fought condition before the start of Game 3 against the Golden State Warriors, at which point he […]

San Antonio Spurs point guard Dejounte Murray did more than just elevate his game to starting-caliber level, but also managed to dethrone Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant as the youngest player to make an NBA All-Defensive Team. The 21-year-old was name to the NBA’s Second All-Defensive Team yesterday for his splendid play through limited […]

Season Autopsies: San Antonio Spurs | Phoenix Suns | Dallas Mavericks | Sacramento Kings | Denver Nuggets | Milwaukee Bucks | Miami Heat | Minnesota Timberwolves The San Antonio Spurs’ season is finally over and they have to feel a sense of relief about it. After keeping their playoff streak alive and avoiding a sweep, there was nothing more this team could accomplish in the postseason. Lowered expectations were […]

The San Antonio Spurs got some much-needed leg room in the Western Conference standings after they eked out a hard-earned 103-99 win at home against the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday. With the win, the Spurs managed to improve their record to 44-32, which is good for fourth in the conference. They also tied […]

For most of the San Antonio Spurs players, they have remained focused on just playing basketball, and are rarely seen showing off their playful sides. That has been something they have been known for, but it changed recently when Dejounte Murray goofed around in front of cameras during LaMarcus Aldridge’s interview. After their convincing win […]

The Spurs have always been known for team first basketball and not about the individual player, and that seems to be the case again with Tony Parker and Dejounte Murray. In a move most expected would come at some point, Murray took over the starting point guard job from Parker on Jan. 21. Parker had […]

Despite the absence of injured stars Kawhi Leonard and Tony Parker the Spurs play well and are 34-20, good for third place in the packed Western Conference. But we kind of expected it. The biggest surprise is Dejounte Murray, a 21-year-old point guard whose all-around contributions have made quite the difference. It’s no secret that […]