{"id":618894,"date":"2026-02-23T01:09:12","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T01:09:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/618894\/"},"modified":"2026-02-23T01:09:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T01:09:12","slug":"pelicans-dejounte-murray-close-to-returning-after-year-long-achilles-injury-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/618894\/","title":{"rendered":"Pelicans\u2019 Dejounte Murray close to returning after year-long achilles injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) &#8211; New Orleans Pelicans guard Dejounte Murray is close to returning after missing more than a year with a torn Achilles.<\/p>\n<p>CLICK HERE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox8live.com\/2025\/08\/14\/new-orleans-pelicans-2025-schedule-how-watch-every-game-tv\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.fox8live.com\/2025\/08\/14\/new-orleans-pelicans-2025-schedule-how-watch-every-game-tv\/\">New Orleans Pelicans 2025 schedule and how to watch every game on TV<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Murray last played Jan. 31, 2025, before suffering the injury that sidelined him for over a year.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"New Orleans Pelicans guard Dejounte Murray (5) reacts after being hurt in the first half of an...\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1771808952_446_GWQGGLJPSNBQRDLNXBIG7MTZCA.jpg\" width=\"980\" height=\"655\" \/>New Orleans Pelicans guard Dejounte Murray (5) reacts after being hurt in the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Boston Celtics in New Orleans, Friday, Jan. 31, 2025. (AP Photo\/Gerald Herbert)(Gerald Herbert | AP)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Pelicans interim coach James Borrego said after practice Tuesday that Murray has been a full-go at practice and is \u201cclose\u201d to playing in a game. He is listed as out for Friday night\u2019s matchup against the Milwaukee Bucks, but Borrego expects him to return within the next week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cWhen he does make his return, his leadership is expected to have a massive impact on this team,\u201d Borrego said. \u201cHaving that poise out there, someone that can be our commander, our general, getting us in sets, it should fit with what we\u2019re doing right now. You know, I think it\u2019s just seamless now that he enters that puzzle and he gets us in the right sets. He knows&#8230; you can just feel him out here on the floor. He knows where to get the ball, who to get the ball to at the right time. I think what will be really encouraging for all of us to watch is just to end the game with him as well. Whether he\u2019s in there or not, I don\u2019t know. We\u2019ll have to get to those moments with him. But he\u2019s a guy that\u2019s closed out games. He\u2019s been a clutch-type player. He allows us to settle the gym in the last three to five minutes and run good offense and defend at a high level. So, he\u2019s a heck of a player.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>CLICK HERE:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox8live.com\/2026\/01\/15\/how-watch-fox-8-new-orleans-free-your-smart-tv\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.fox8live.com\/2026\/01\/15\/how-watch-fox-8-new-orleans-free-your-smart-tv\/\">How to watch FOX 8 New Orleans for free on your smart TV<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">For Friday night\u2019s game, three Pelicans are listed as out. Besides Murray, Yves Pons and Micah Peavy will be sidelined. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Trey Murphy III is listed as doubtful to play as he continues to recover from a shoulder injury suffered against the Miami Heat.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">See a spelling or grammar error in our story? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wafb.com\/2026\/02\/20\/pelicans-dejounte-murray-close-returning-after-year-long-achilles-injury\/mailto:WVUE-digitalcontent@gray.tv\" title=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Click Here<\/a> to report it. Please include the headline.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Subscribe to the Fox 8 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC3ijTadOgOLbGWGC1rRy9lA?sub_confirmation=1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"copyright |\">Copyright 2026 WVUE. 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