Denver Nuggets Jamal Murray out for season with torn ACL

Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports Per the Denver Nuggets and Shams Charania of Stadium and The Athletic, the Denver Nuggets will be without star point guard Jamal Murray for the remainder of the season after he suffered a torn ACL to his left knee late in the team’s 116-107 loss to the Golden State Warriors. Murray was in the midst of the best season of his career after his breakout into stardom in the bubble during the NBA’s restart last season in Orlando.

Murray had established himself as the clear second star alongside Nikola Jokic while averaging 21.2 points, 4.8 assists and 1.3 steals per game with a shooting split of .477/.408/.869 that had him just on the outside of becoming an All-Star…