ESPN’s Mike Greenberg isn’t thrilled with how Denver Nuggets star Jamal Murray handled a fine the NBA levied on him. Greenberg made that abundantly clear on Get Up on Thursday morning.
Murray refused to answer questions from the media on the six-figure fine he received from the NBA for chucking a heating pad onto the court. Greenberg felt Murray’s response was weak, and he let him have it on the ESPN program.
“That response from Jamal Murary is one of the weakest things I’ve ever seen in my 35 years covering sports,” Greenberg said. “What he did was practically unprecedented in NBA history and to pretend that it was ridiculous that he was even being asked about it two days later is pathetic. That’s what it is. It’s pathetic.”
Mike Greenberg on Jamal Murray refusing to answer questions about throwing his heating pad on the court: “That response from Jamal Murray is one of the weakest things I’ve ever seen in my 35 years covering sports. What he did was practically unprecedented in NBA history and to… pic.twitter.com/EoKnYh91d8
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) May 9, 2024
They’re strong words from Greenberg, but not answering questions on this situation is a tough look to be clear. You wind up having people question your accountability if you avoid your wrongdoings. In this situation, Murray did that, so Greenberg was in bounds for this rant.
The sports world had much to say about the rant from Greenberg on Jamal Murray.
.@Espngreeny has always been one of my favorites. This take is so SPOT ON about that coward Jamal Murray. https://t.co/WhCJLJjcIX
— Dan Edwards (@ImDanEdwards) May 9, 2024
almost as weak as “the Knicks are losing to the Heat because it’s hot outside” lol https://t.co/P6ZTVRKvvJ
— Fooly Magooly (@mymannemcee) May 9, 2024
I’m actually glad Jamal Murray didn’t get suspended, cause now he’s going to realize there are 20,000 wolves attacking him instead of just a few once that home game tips off tomorrow. https://t.co/C3Qhoft8MS
— Josh Mohr (@jmmohr) May 9, 2024
.@Espngreeny has always been one of my favorites. This take is so SPOT ON about that coward Jamal Murray. https://t.co/WhCJLJjcIX
— Dan Edwards (@ImDanEdwards) May 9, 2024
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