Suspension likely for Dejounte Murray?
Is a suspension likely for Murray? It would seem so. Historically, inappropriately bumping an official the way that Murray did crosses a bright red line, one that results in an automatic ejection and a one-game suspension. Boston’s Grant Williams, for instance, was ejected and suspended one game in October after he contacted official Cheryl Flores in a loss against Chicago. With the buzzer going off at the same time that Murray contacted official Petraitis, ejection wasn’t possible on Sunday. However, that would only see to make a suspension for Murray even more likely.
Source: Jeff Schultz, John Hollinger, Jeff Schultz and John Hollinger @ The Athletic
Source: Jeff Schultz, John Hollinger, Jeff Schultz and John Hollinger @ The Athletic
What’s the buzz on Twitter?
Emiliano Carchia @Sportando
NBA is investigating Hawks guard Dejounte Murray
sportando.basketball/en/nba-is-inve… – 2:48 AM
NBA is investigating Hawks guard Dejounte Murray
sportando.basketball/en/nba-is-inve… – 2:48 AM
CBS NBA @CBSSportsNBA
NBA investigating Dejounte Murray for making contact with official in Hawks’ Game 4 loss to Celtics, per report
cbssports.com/nba/news/nba-i… – 1:11 AM
NBA investigating Dejounte Murray for making contact with official in Hawks’ Game 4 loss to Celtics, per report
cbssports.com/nba/news/nba-i… – 1:11 AM
Lauren L. Williams @WilliamsLaurenL
Hawks’ Dejounte Murray could be suspended after bumping official ajc.com/sports/atlanta… – 11:09 PM
Hawks’ Dejounte Murray could be suspended after bumping official ajc.com/sports/atlanta… – 11:09 PM
Brian Robb @BrianTRobb
New: Courtside footage showed Dejounte Murray bumped an official as he walked off the court in Game 4, which may put his status in question for Celtics-Hawks Game 5 masslive.com/celtics/2023/0… – 10:25 PM
New: Courtside footage showed Dejounte Murray bumped an official as he walked off the court in Game 4, which may put his status in question for Celtics-Hawks Game 5 masslive.com/celtics/2023/0… – 10:25 PM
Lauren L. Williams @WilliamsLaurenL
B2B buckets from Trae Young then Dejounte Murray get the Hawks within 109-104 but Jaylen Brown found Robert Williams cutting to the basket with a bounce pass for an easy deuce. – 9:20 PM
B2B buckets from Trae Young then Dejounte Murray get the Hawks within 109-104 but Jaylen Brown found Robert Williams cutting to the basket with a bounce pass for an easy deuce. – 9:20 PM
Bobby Manning @RealBobManning
Tatum furious after Trae Young pulled him down on the drive. Goes right to the official before Dejounte Murray gave him a pat. That’ll be a flagrant. – 8:31 PM
Tatum furious after Trae Young pulled him down on the drive. Goes right to the official before Dejounte Murray gave him a pat. That’ll be a flagrant. – 8:31 PM
Bobby Manning @RealBobManning
26 PPG 6.7 RPG 5.7 APG for Dejounte Murray in this series. He’s so dangerous, and getting going late in the 1st. – 7:22 PM
26 PPG 6.7 RPG 5.7 APG for Dejounte Murray in this series. He’s so dangerous, and getting going late in the 1st. – 7:22 PM
Lauren L. Williams @WilliamsLaurenL
The Hawks go to the bench out of the timeout and Bogdan Bogdanovic, Saddiq Bey, and Onyeka Okongwu join Dejounte Murray and De’Andre Hunter. – 7:19 PM
The Hawks go to the bench out of the timeout and Bogdan Bogdanovic, Saddiq Bey, and Onyeka Okongwu join Dejounte Murray and De’Andre Hunter. – 7:19 PM
Justin Kubatko @jkubatko
Trae Young / Dejounte Murray last night:
32 / 25 PTS
6 / 6 REB
9 / 5 AST
They became the first @ATLHawks duo to each record at least 25p/5r/5a in the same playoff game since Lenny Wilkens and Bill Bridges on March 30, 1966.
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Trae Young / Dejounte Murray last night:
32 / 25 PTS 6 / 6 REB 9 / 5 ASTThey became the first @ATLHawks duo to each record at least 25p/5r/5a in the same playoff game since Lenny Wilkens and Bill Bridges on March 30, 1966.
Read and subscribe: open.substack.com/pub/statitudes… – 11:01 AM
Lauren L. Williams @WilliamsLaurenL
Dejounte Murray on how Hawks fed the off home crowd in their Game 3 win over the Celtics ajc.com/sports/atlanta… – 9:25 AM
Dejounte Murray on how Hawks fed the off home crowd in their Game 3 win over the Celtics ajc.com/sports/atlanta… – 9:25 AM
Jared Weiss @JaredWeissNBA
Hawks take game 3 as Trae Young and Dejounte Murray finally have simultaneous great games. Once the second unit came in and caught fire, the Hawks couldn’t stop missing contested shots. Then Trae carved up the Celtics drop coverage in crunch time. – 9:34 PM
Hawks take game 3 as Trae Young and Dejounte Murray finally have simultaneous great games. Once the second unit came in and caught fire, the Hawks couldn’t stop missing contested shots. Then Trae carved up the Celtics drop coverage in crunch time. – 9:34 PM
NBA on ESPN @ESPNNBA
Dejounte Murray hit the three and then pointed at his former teammate Derrick White 😬 pic.twitter.com/t4i48KM11T – 9:29 PM
Dejounte Murray hit the three and then pointed at his former teammate Derrick White 😬 pic.twitter.com/t4i48KM11T – 9:29 PM
Stephen Noh @StephNoh
Dejounte Murray pointed at Derrick White on the ground as he hit a 3 with 1:40 left. Marcus Smart hit a 3 the next time down, pointed right at Murray. – 9:27 PM
Dejounte Murray pointed at Derrick White on the ground as he hit a 3 with 1:40 left. Marcus Smart hit a 3 the next time down, pointed right at Murray. – 9:27 PM
Lauren L. Williams @WilliamsLaurenL
Clutch 3s from Trae Young and then Dejounte Murray give the Hawks a 124-118 lead. 1:40 to play – 9:25 PM
Clutch 3s from Trae Young and then Dejounte Murray give the Hawks a 124-118 lead. 1:40 to play – 9:25 PM
Lauren L. Williams @WilliamsLaurenL
Boston calls timeout after Marcus Smart picked Dejounte Murray’s pocket with 8:38 in the game. They lead 105-101 – 9:06 PM
Boston calls timeout after Marcus Smart picked Dejounte Murray’s pocket with 8:38 in the game. They lead 105-101 – 9:06 PM
Lauren L. Williams @WilliamsLaurenL
Dejounte Murray went to go help De’Andre on Tatum and left Smart up but a good close out forced the 3 to hit iron. Then De’Andre hit a running layup and another 3 from Bogi puts the Hawks up 68-56. – 8:04 PM
Dejounte Murray went to go help De’Andre on Tatum and left Smart up but a good close out forced the 3 to hit iron. Then De’Andre hit a running layup and another 3 from Bogi puts the Hawks up 68-56. – 8:04 PM
Lauren L. Williams @WilliamsLaurenL
3-pt play opportunity for Dejounte Murray. Drew an and-1 after getting fouled by Jaylen Brown, his second with 6:20 in 2Q. – 7:57 PM
3-pt play opportunity for Dejounte Murray. Drew an and-1 after getting fouled by Jaylen Brown, his second with 6:20 in 2Q. – 7:57 PM
More on this storyline
Jeff Schultz: The Hawks won’t know until Monday whether Dejounte Murray will be suspended for Game 5 for bumping the referee after the game. -via Twitter @JeffSchultzATL / April 24, 2023
Tim Bontemps: The NBA is investigating Hawks guard Dejounte Murray’s actions toward officials at the end of Game 4 Sunday night, a league source told ESPN. -via Twitter @TimBontemps / April 23, 2023
Sports Center: Dejounte Murray appeared to say something to a ref after the Hawks’ Game 4 loss. (via @creatorjordan23) -via Twitter / April 23, 2023