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Nuggets' Murray to start Game 6 despite illness

Tim MacMahon

created: May 15, 2025, 7:53 p.m. | updated: May 16, 2025, 12:34 a.m.

Open Extended ReactionsDENVER -- Nuggets star guard Jamal Murray, who was added to the injury report Thursday with an illness, was cleared to play and is in the starting lineup for Game 6 as Denver faces elimination against the top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder. He had been listed as questionable for Thursday's game, with interim coach David Adelman saying Murray was "definitely sick." Murray was cleared about 45 minutes before tipoff. Denver is 8-3 when Murray has played in games with the Nuggets facing elimination. Murray, Denver's second-leading scorer, is averaging 22.3 points and 5.3 assists during the playoffs.

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