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Sprained ankle knocks Nuggets’ Jamal Murray off Canada’s World Cup roster, according to report

Jamal Murray (27) of the Denver ...
AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver Post
Jamal Murray (27) of the Denver Nuggets meets with the media on Monday, May 13, 2019.
DENVER, CO - AUGUST 1:  Matt Schubert - Staff portraits at the Denver Post studio.  (Photo by Eric Lutzens/The Denver Post)
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Add Jamal Murray to the list of marquee NBA players no longer competing in this year’s FIBA World Cup.

The Nuggets star sprained his ankle and will not travel with the Canadian national team to exhibition games in Australia or the World Cup in China, .

Murray is one of two Nuggets who have now pulled out of the World Cup, with deciding in July to not attend Team USA’s World Cup training camp.

and have been added to the training camp roster for Team USA in recent weeks, but several other NBA players have already opted out. Nikola Jokic is expected to play for the Serbian team and Juancho Hernangomez is on Spain’s roster.

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