The Los Angeles Lakers came apart late in Friday’s game against the Denver Nuggets, but for the second time this season, much of the talk after the loss focused on Jamal Murray.
Lakers head coach Luke Walton called Murray disrespectful following some late-game trash-talking, which appeared to draw the ire of Isaiah Thomas as well. Some others, including Lonzo Ball and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope chose to sidestep the matter.
Following the game, Murray himself was dismissive of the Lakers’ complaints, saying he is not concerned over how the opposition reacts to losing, via Bill Oram of the OC Register:
Word of the Lakers’ frustration reached the Nuggets’ locker room, where Murray celebrated his team’s win and said he “plays with a little fire.