Overview
- ClutchPoints reports Murray is slated to play Thursday in Memphis, barring setbacks, after Sacramento deemed him unlikely for the Oklahoma City game.
- He was cleared for full-contact work and briefly assigned to the G League Stockton Kings for practice before rejoining the NBA club on the road.
- Murray had surgery five weeks ago to repair a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his left thumb, aligning with the original four-to-six week reevaluation window.
- Sacramento has stumbled to 3-11 as its forward depth and defense were tested without the 25-year-old starter.
- The fourth-year forward recently signed a five-year, $140 million extension that leaves him ineligible to be traded this season, a deal that drew mixed reactions around the league.