1. Jamal Murray was born on February 23,1997 and is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association.
28 Facts About Jamal Murray
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Jamal Murray represents the Canadian national team and played one season of college basketball for the Kentucky Wildcats.
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Jamal Murray was selected by the Nuggets as the seventh overall pick in the 2016 NBA draft.
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Jamal Murray was a part of the team's first championship run in 2023.
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Jamal Murray's father grew up running track and field and playing basketball; as a youth, his father played against Kitchener resident Lennox Lewis before Lewis began his professional boxing career.
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When Jamal Murray was three years old, he could play basketball "for hours" and at age six played in a league for ten-year-olds.
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Jamal Murray's father put him through many basketball drills and kung fu exercises, including meditation.
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Jamal Murray attended Grand River Collegiate Institute in Kitchener, later transferring to Orangeville Prep in Orangeville, Ontario, where his father served as an assistant coach.
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At the 2013 Jordan Brand Classic International Game, Jamal Murray was named MVP, becoming the second Canadian to win the award after Duane Notice.
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At the 2015 Nike Hoop Summit, Jamal Murray scored a game-high 30 points and was named the MVP.
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Jamal Murray was named MVP of the 2015 BioSteel All-Canadian Basketball Game, which includes the top high school players in Canada.
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On June 24,2015, Jamal Murray reclassified to the class of 2015 and committed to Kentucky to play for coach John Calipari.
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Jamal Murray made the All-SEC First Team and the SEC All-Freshman Team.
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On June 23,2016, Jamal Murray was selected by the Denver Nuggets as the seventh overall pick in the 2016 NBA draft.
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However, the Nuggets would go on to lose in the Western Conference Finals in five games to the eventual NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers, with Jamal Murray recording 28 points, 8 rebounds, and 12 assists in the lone Denver victory in Game 3.
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Jamal Murray became the first player in NBA history to put up at least 10 assists in each of his first four Finals games.
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Jamal Murray averaged 21.4 points, 6.2 rebounds, and 10.0 assists per game in the Finals, joining Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan, and LeBron James as the only players in NBA history to average at least 20 points and 10 assists per game in an NBA Finals series.
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On May 6,2024, during Game 2 of the Conference Semifinals against the Minnesota Timberwolves, Jamal Murray threw a heat pack and towel towards the court while he was on the bench.
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Jamal Murray was fined $100,000 the next day by the NBA but was not suspended.
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On September 7,2024, Jamal Murray signed a four-year, $208 million contract extension with the Nuggets.
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Jamal Murray's 55 points was a record for most points in an NBA game by a Canadian player, breaking Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's previous record of 54 points.
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Jamal Murray represented Canada at the 2013 FIBA Americas Under-16 Championship in Uruguay, and averaged 17 points, 6 rebounds and 2.4 steals per game in leading the team to a bronze medal.
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Jamal Murray played for the Canadian national team at the 2015 Pan American Games, helping the team win a silver medal.
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On May 24,2022, Jamal Murray agreed to a three-year commitment to play with the Canadian senior men's national team.
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Jamal Murray joined Canada in their preparations for the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup, but eventually decided to miss the competition to recover from his championship-winning NBA season.
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Jamal Murray was named to Canada's roster for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.
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Jamal Murray is in a relationship with former University of Kentucky schoolmate Harper Hempel.
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Jamal Murray formerly lived at the Schitt's Creek Rosebud Motel for two years.