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Nuggets point guard Jamal Murray is dealing with plantar fasciitis, he said Friday night. Murray, 27, returned from an injury that was officially designated as right hamstring inflammation to score 20 points in Denver’s win over the Clippers. He had missed the last two games and was a partial participant in the team’s practice on Wednesday. The hamstring pain was not his only injury, though, he revealed after also amassing four steals. “I wasn’t sure how I was going to feel going into the game,” Murray said when asked about his hamstring.

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