Jamal Murray sat down with Taylor Rooks to talk playing his first game in 539 days, how the NBA Bubble was arguably the highest level of basketball ever, the Nuggets mascot Rocky being the highest-paid NBA mascot and more.

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0:00 – Cold open
0:41 – Nuggets mascot makes $625K?!
1:53 – Recovering from ACL tear
6:50 People forgot how good Jamal Murray is
8:54 – The bubble playoffs were different
12:44 – Jamal wants to be an All-Star
13:42 – Chemistry with Nikola Jokic
16:06 – Nuggets contenders?
19:35 – Jamal plays better under pressure
21:14 – Nuggets’ goal: win a championship
22:39 – Playing in a game for the first time in 539 days
25:08 – Analytics in basketball
28:01 – Why Jokic deserved back-to-back MVPs
30:11 – Going for 50 vs. Boston
31:32 – Meditating before games
35:36 – He almost played vs. Warriors in WCF
41:21 – What kind of fighter is Jamal Murray?
42:49 – Sacrifices NBA players have to make
43:59 – Meeting Vince Carter as a kid
47:19 – End - Favorite players in 2K

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