Why was Jamal Murray angry at a heckler during Nuggets vs Pistons game? Details of incident revealed
Jamal Murray put on a great performance on Thursday night. He helped the Denver Nuggets snap a four-game losing streak by defeating the Detroit Pistons 119-100. However, the 6-foot-4 guard also had a verbal confrontation with a heckler.
Nikola Jokic and the referee both tried to stop Murray from getting too close to the fan who was heckling him. According to TMZ, this is what the heckler said to the point guard when he tried to approach him:
"Jamal, you're a b**ch," the heckler yelled. "You ain't gon' do s*** boy!"
It is unclear whether or not the fan was removed from the arena. However, it seems that the heckling fueled Jamal Murray, who finished with a 19-point, 10-assist double-double.
Jamal Murray confronted the heckler against the Detroit Pistons
Shortly after the heckler insulted Murray, arena security reacted and approached the fan. While there is no video of the fan getting kicked out of the game, this is most likely what happened.
Several NBA fans have been kicked out of arenas for heckling players. This behavior is generally frowned upon, and arenas regularly announce expectations for fan conduct during games.
Pistons fan goes after Jamal Murray
“You ain’t gonna do sh!t boy!”
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The Denver Nuggets (47-23) snapped their four-game losing streak in Detroit by beating the Pistons (16-55), who have the league's worst record, 119-100.
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Murray did not allow the heckler to throw him off of his game. In 39 minutes, the 26-year-old guard scored 19 points on 7-for-15 shooting. He was 2-for-5 from long range and also added 10 assists and six rebounds to his stat line.
The star point guard had the highest +/- rating out of all players in the game as he was plus-21.
Murray has been great in the 2022-23 season
Jamal Murray has missed 14 games in the 2022-23 season. He's averaging 19.9 points, 4.0 rebounds and 6.0 assists per game. The point guard has converted 44.7% of his total shots as well as 38.1% of 3-pointers.
The Nuggets guard has had several amazing performances this season. However, his 41-point game against the Atlanta Hawks on Feb. 4 is arguably his best game of the season.
Jamal Murray also had a triple-double with 17 points, 10 rebounds and 14 assists against the Indiana Pacers in January.
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With 12 games left in the season, the Nuggets have the third-toughest remaining schedule. However, they have a comfortable lead of 4.5 games over the Sacramento Kings (42-27) and will likely give their best players some rest soon.