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ESPN NBA Analyst Roasts Nuggets’ Jamal Murray for Tossing Heat Pack at Official

Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray's frustrations boiled over from the bench in Monday night's Game 2 blowout loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves when he threw a heat pack in the direction of official Marc Davis after a call.

Murray, who is facing widespread criticism in the aftermath of the incident, is also not immune to a fair share of jokes at his expense after a frustrating night all around for the Nuggets.

Here's the clip of Murray hurling the heat pack at Davis.

Jamal Murray threw a heat pack onto the court during play.
I’ve wanted to throw a lot of things watching the Timberwolves over my lifetime.
This is the first time I’ve ever seen the Timberwolves force an opponent to throw a tantrum mid-gamepic.twitter.com/SloEJwvbAg
— Shahbaz Khan (@ShahbazMKhan) May 7, 2024

Count ESPN NBA analyst Tim Legler among those who was not surprised Murray's heat pack toss missed its intended target.

"He was 3-for-18," Legler said. "I'm not shocked he missed Davis with that heat pack."

Tim Legler on Jamal Murray throwing a heat pack toward official Marc Davis on Monday night: "He was 3-for-18. I'm not shocked he missed Marc Davis with that heat pack." pic.twitter.com/mMawnqvSTV
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) May 7, 2024

It remains to be seen at the time of this writing if Murray will be facing any sort of discipline by the NBA for his actions.

Game 3 between the Nuggets and Timberwolves is set for Friday night in Minnesota.

7 May 24 Jimm Sallivan

Charles Barkley Had Blunt Message for Nuggets After Ugly Game 2 Loss to T-Wolves

The Timberwolves rolled over the Nuggets, 106-80, in Monday night's Game 2 on Monday night to take a commanding 2-0 lead in the West semis as the series shifts to Minnesota for Game 3 on Friday night.

The defending champion Nuggets were outplayed from the opening whistle and are now on the ropes after dropping the first two games at home. After the loss, head coach Michael Malone blasted his team for an embarrassing effort. He'll need Nikola Jokic and Co. to step up quickly or their season could come to an abrupt end against Anthony Edwards and the red-hot Timberwolves.

Charles Barkley thinks this series is already over, as he said this on TNT's postgame show:

Chuck: “This series is a wrap. Minnesota is better than the Nuggets. They don’t have an advantage anywhere. … They’re gonna sweep the Denver Nuggets. Period.” 🗣️ pic.twitter.com/Wt4aqexO1n
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) May 7, 2024

Barkley's predictions rarely go his way so Nuggets fans can have some hope after Game 2, but it sure doesn't look good right now for Denver.