It’s only preseason. But if you’ve sat out an entire season with an ACL injury, just getting on the court feels like a milestone.
And getting your first bucket back feels memorable.
That happened for the Nuggets Jamal Murray and the Clippers Kawhi Leonard on Monday night.
For Murray, the bucket came on a corner 3 in transition.
All smiles from Jamal after his first bucket 🥹 pic.twitter.com/iiME6g2UCZ
— Denver Nuggets (@nuggets) October 4, 2022
Murray also showed flashes he’s getting his handle and wiggle back, something that made him a great fit with Nikola Jokic.
This video is beautiful pic.twitter.com/Sa2c6MgZbG
— Denver Nuggets (@nuggets) October 4, 2022
Leonard wasted no time, scoring the Clippers’ first bucket by lulling his defender to sleep and then shooting the pull-up 3.
👀👀👀👀
— LA Clippers (@LAClippers) October 4, 2022
📺 @KTLA | #ClipperNation pic.twitter.com/vp7JoQt13p
I feel we’re going to see a lot more of that this season.
The NBA is just better with these two back on the court.
