The expectation has been that Jamal Murray will be medically cleared to play by the end of the regular season, and that his return was up to him.
The Nuggets’ team doctors may feel differently.
Murray’s return this season is closer to a 50/50 proposition, reports Mike Singer at the Denver Post.
With a month left in the regular season, two league sources described chances of his return at 50-50 at this point. Another league source emphasized the decision on when to return lies with him.
As of now, the Nuggets don’t have a cut-off date for when a return would be impossible, two sources said. Murray and the team are taking it on a day-by-day basis. At this point, Murray is getting treatment, testing his body and seeing how it reacts.
Murray still has to go through practice steps — 3-on-3, eventually full-contact 5-on-5 — to return to the court. If he is not comfortable with that, he should not be back.
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