After being sidelined for the 2021-22 season, Jamal Murray has not solely managed to make a full restoration from his ACL tear however simply helped lead the Denver Nuggets to their first-ever championship title.
Since his faculty days, the famous person has all the time been a power to be reconciled with, and now, Murray has made certain everybody is aware of that. In honor of his, and the Nugget’s victorious season, right here’s a glance again at Murray’s ascension over time—from his SLAM 230 cowl story to his days at Kentucky and extra.
2016: FEATURE IN SLAM 199
Again in 2016, a 19-year-old Jamal Murray was ending up his first, and solely, season of school basketball on the College of Kentucky. In SLAM 199, Murray opened up about his resolution to enter the NBA Draft, coping with expectations and extra.
You’ll be able to learn this story and extra in our SLAM Digital Archives, which has each copy of SLAM, ever.
2020: JAMAL MURRAY COVERS SLAM 230
In 2020, Murray was gearing up for what could be a breakout run within the bubble. Murray was averaging a then-career excessive 18.5 factors per sport throughout the 2019-2020 season.
For the quilt of SLAM 230, we talked to Murray about how he expresses himself by way of basketball and the way he’s impressed by martial arts legend Bruce Lee, practices mindfulness and extra.
Have fun ‘Mal’s championship standing with this unique SLAM 230 Cowl Tee.
