{
  "id": 17378272,
  "title": "Murray, who finished with 39 points, said postgame …",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/murray-who-finished-with-39-points-said-postgame",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-31T09:44:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/murray-finished-39-points-said-094441232.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Friday night, Phoenix Suns forward Dillon Brooks was ejected from a game against the Denver Nuggets for kicking Jamal Murray in the groin area. The incident occurred during a third-quarter turnaround jumper attempt. After Brooks lost his balance, he kicked his right leg forward, making contact with Murray's groin. Brooks was initially called for an offensive foul, but the officials later upgraded the foul to a flagrant 2, resulting in his immediate ejection from the game. Murray, who ended up scoring 39 points, addressed the incident in the postgame press conference. He expressed his belief that the kick was not intentional and that he and Brooks are friends, as they are teammates on the Canadian national team. Murray acknowledged that Brooks might have exaggerated the flop but denied that Murray was intentionally targeted.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "Dillon Brooks ejected for flagrant 2 foul on Jamal Murray.",
    "Murray scored 39 points in the game against Denver Nuggets.",
    "Murray and Brooks are friends on Canadian national team."
  ],
  "editors_take": "Murray's refusal to label the flagrant foul as intentional highlights how existing personal relationships between teammates on national squads can complicate how players interpret on-court physical altercations.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}