Every time a player returns from a serious injury grimaces, time stands still… Last night, it was in Chicago that there was a moment of hesitation when Jamal Murray limped to the bench. More fear than harm, it was a simple cramp behind the thigh.
” It was frustrating, but everything is OK » did he react after the meeting. ” It’s just a cramp. It’s not like there’s a contracture. Nothing serious. My body hadn’t felt that much since the start of camp, with 3-4 hour workouts and all that. I imagine that I adapt to the workload. That’s all. »
What worried everyone was that he didn’t return to the bench in the second half. Except that it was already planned, before the match, that he would not play in the 3rd quarter.
” With Jamal, I worry a little more, because of his knee“, had recognized Mike Malone before the meeting. ” He’s fine, but I want to be very careful how we do it. After an anterior cruciate ligament injury, you don’t want multiple power ups, go all out, calm down, power up, so I try to limit that“.
It is for this reason that the player had been exempted from the shootaround on Friday morning.
