“Embrace the moment when you join the Lakers this summer”: Jamal Murray hints towards joining forces with LeBron James and Anthony Davis in LA

Arjun Julka | 07/07/2021
"Embrace the moment when you join the Lakers this summer": Jamal Murray hints towards joining forces with LeBron James and Anthony Davis in LA

Nuggets star Jamal Murray recently sent the social media into a tizzy by liking a tweet that indicated him joining the LA Lakers.

Before the playoffs this year, Murray suffered a torn ACL on his left knee, which led to being out indefinitely.

Murray’s injury came as a setback to the Nuggets, who were having a great season until then, with Nikola Jokic having an MVP season followed by the acquiring of Aaron Gordon.

Murray’s absence could clearly be felt in the 2021 NBA Playoffs. The Nuggets were swept in the western conference semi-finals 4-0 by the Phoenix Suns.

It would not be wrong to say that Murray has the best phase of his career in the 2020 Orlando Bubble. The Nuggets star averaged 24.4 PPG, 6.3 APG, and 4.8 RPG in the 2020 playoffs, scoring 50.2% from the field and 43.3% from the 3-point line. Murray has 2 games with 50-points.

The Nuggets star also helped his team overcome a 3-1 deficit back-to-back, his performance against the Clippers in Game Seven stunned everyone.

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Recently Murray sparked trade rumors by liking a tweet that indicated he would be joining forces with LeBron James in LA.

Jamal Murray makes Lakers fans ecstatic on Twitter

Murray recently appreciated the Suns’ win in Game One of the NBA Finals in a tweet. The following tweet was met with a reply by a LeBron James stan account, which stated, “soon you’ll embrace the moment when u join the lakers this summer.”

Murray was caught liking the following tweet by some of the NBA fans. What followed was a series of tweets either asking the Nuggets star to join the Lakers and some requesting him to stay in Denver itself.

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Murray signed a 5-year contract worth $158M with the Denver Nuggets in the 2020-21 NBA season. It will be interesting to see if the Lakers have the cap space to afford the Nuggets star and what will be they willing to give in exchange.

There have been rumors of the Lakers trying to get rid of Kyle Kuzma and Montrezl Harrell doing the rounds.

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Arjun Julka

Arjun Julka is a NBA author at The SportsRush. Basketball isn’t just a sport for this 26-year-old, who hails from Mumbai. He began watching the sport after stumbling upon a court in his society, helping him identify an undiscovered passion for the game of hoops. Now an ardent fan, Arjun supports Stephen Curry and the Warriors but also enjoys watching Giannis Antetokounmpo own the paint. When it comes to the GOAT debate, the TSR author feels LeBron James is yet to receive a lot of his due but cannot deny marveling at Michael Jordan’s resume.

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