The necklaces forward Keegan Murray according to James Ham (Link to Twitter), who covers the team for ESPN 1320, TheKingsBeat.com and Locked on Kings.
Murray, who underwent arthroscopic ankle surgery in May, said during the preseason that he had “a bit of a setback“with an ankle in training camp. Ham hears Murray is still feeling stiffness in his left ankle — he officially listed as questionable for Sunday’s game against Memphis because of a sprained left ankle capsulitis.
The fourth overall pick in the 2022 draft, Murray has gotten off to a slow start due to injury. Through two games, he is averaging 7.0 points, 3.0 rebounds and 1.0 steals in 27.0 minutes per game.
Here’s more from the Pacific region:
- The WarriorsSaturday’s loss in Phoenix was predictable because they were so few, but they still had some positives to take from their third straight loss, according to two different stories from Monte Poole and Dalton Johnson NBC Sports Bay Area. Graham Ike and Charles Bassey scored 22 points and 17 rebounds in 36 minutes at center, Yaksel Landeborg scored a career-high 26 points, nine rebounds and five assists De’Anthony Melton broke out of a shooting slump with 25 points on 8-of-13 shooting.You’re going to have nights like tonight where the guys aren’t around this season“, head coach Steve Kerr said. “It’s just a process. Let’s keep working. Let’s continue to watch the film and as long as they are connected and together, as you saw tonight, whoever is available will play. We’re going to compete like crazy and it’s going to make us better.”
- Warriors coach Kerr said before Saturday’s game that the No. 11 overall pick of Landeborg will carry a heavy load as a rookie, tweets ESPN’s Anthony Slater. “He will likely lead our team in minutes this season” Kerr said. Lendeborg is averaging 18.7 points, 8.4 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 1.3 steals in 34.3 minutes per game through three games.
- New The sun a great man Drew Tim did not explain why he cannot remain with the NBA team for more than a few months, writes Dwayne Rankin of the Arizona Republic. “I mean, honestly, I’m a short white guy” he said after the shootout on Saturday morning.I wouldn’t say I pass the eye test, but I can spin, play and make people better, and I think that’s an underrated skill and something that maybe doesn’t always show up in the stats, but something that’s impressive and you really have to be there to see it. Just looking for where you fit in because I’m not going to fit every playstyle.” Tim has a two-way contract with Phoenix.
