Dejounte Murray suffered a fractured left hand during the New Orleans Pelicans’ opening night win over the Chicago Bulls, tests confirmed.
Murray is now expected to be out for an “extended period of time.”
Murray had 14 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds in the game. The Pelicans were without Zion Williamson in the game, who was out due to an illness.
The Pelicans acquired Murray via trade from the Atlanta Hawks this past offseason.
Rudy Gobert and the Minnesota Timberwolves have agreed to a three-year, $110 million extension. Gobert is declining his $46.6 million player option for 25-26 and will receive a completely new contract that gives the Wolves more flexibility and longer term security for him. Gobert has a player option for Year 3 of the extension. Gobert also will have a trade kicker in his new deal.
The Wolves acquired Gobert from the Utah Jazz during the 2022 offseason and won Defensive Player of the Year last season as they went to the Western Conference Finals.
