{"id":665001,"date":"2026-03-18T15:03:36","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T15:03:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/665001\/"},"modified":"2026-03-18T15:03:36","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T15:03:36","slug":"dejounte-murray-lands-on-injury-report-vs-mavericks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/665001\/","title":{"rendered":"Dejounte Murray lands on injury report vs. Mavericks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/nba\/new-orleans-pelicans\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">New Orleans Pelicans<\/a> will host the Dallas Mavericks on Monday night. Following a 107-105 loss to the Houston Rockets that saw <a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/nba\/players\/b7fa09ed\/dejounte-murray\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dejounte Murray<\/a> score 35 points, the guard is listed on the injury report for Monday&#8217;s game. So, is Dejounte Murray playing tonight vs. the Pelicans?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/nba\/new-orleans-pelicans\/how-pelicans-dejounte-murray-creating-foundation-future-success-james-borrego\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Murray played well<\/a> to say the least against the Rockets. He almost led New Orleans to a big upset win. Despite the loss, it was an encouraging performance without question.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s everything we know about Murray&#8217;s injury status heading into tonight&#8217;s game.<\/p>\n<p>Dejounte Murray&#8217;s injury status vs. Mavericks<\/p>\n<p>Murray is currently <a href=\"https:\/\/ak-static.cms.nba.com\/referee\/injury\/Injury-Report_2026-03-16_10_15AM.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">listed as questionable<\/a> for the game due to an illness, per the <a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/nba\/injuries\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NBA injury<\/a> report.<\/p>\n<p>The Pelicans and Mavs have both <a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/nba\/new-orleans-pelicans\/pelicans-james-borrego-has-no-idea-about-whos-new-orleans-alpha\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">struggled throughout the 2025-26 season<\/a>. In fact, they are separated by only one game near the bottom of the Western Conference standings. At 23-45, the Mavericks are in 12th place in the conference. The 22-46 Pelicans are 13th in the West.<\/p>\n<p>Murray&#8217;s final injury status will play a significant role in determining the outcome of the game. As for the question of if Dejounte Murray is playing tonight vs. the Mavericks, the answer is uncertain.<\/p>\n<p>Pelicans injury report<\/p>\n<p>The Pelicans have five players listed on the injury report for Monday&#8217;s game.<\/p>\n<p>Dejounte Murray (illness): Questionable<br \/>\nBryce McGowens (right small toe fracture): Out<br \/>\nTrey Alexander (G League two-way): Out<br \/>\nHunter Dickinson (G League two-way): Out<br \/>\nJosh Oduro (G League two-way): Out<br \/>\nMavericks injury report<\/p>\n<p>The Mavs defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 130-120 on Sunday. As a result, Monday&#8217;s game represents the second of a back-to-back for Dallas, meaning the Mavericks&#8217; injury report has not been released as of this story&#8217;s writing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The New Orleans Pelicans will host the Dallas Mavericks on Monday night. 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