Jamal Murray Totally Ignores Russell Wilson & Ciara At NBA Championship Finals
All the celebrities were present as the Denver Nuggets defeated the Miami Heat to win the NBA championship on Monday night. The Jokic brothers and Peyton Manning were present. Russell Wilson and Ciara, who were seated courtside, were there. Jamal Murray strolled straight past the final two without even recognizing them after the Nuggets received their trophy and entered the locker room.
Jamal Murray Totally Ignores Russell Wilson & Ciara At NBA Championship Finals
After winning the NBA championship, Jamal Murray was so focused that he completely overlooked Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson and his wife, Ciara.
Wilson and Ciara stood nearby the tunnel of supporters high-fiving Denver Nuggets player Murray as he left the floor.
Look what it means to Jamal Murray and Nikola Jokic 👏 #NBAFinals pic.twitter.com/SPnybdJv4A
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) June 13, 2023
Wilson held out his hand for a high five as Murray walked up, hoping to have few words with Murray, but he didn’t get the interaction he was looking for.
Of course, it’s difficult to believe Murray ignored them on purpose. He was undoubtedly more interested in joining his team in the locker room celebration than he was in speaking with the audience.
I am so proud of Jamal Murray. He deserves all of his flowers.
1 of 4 players to ever average 20 PTS and 10 AST in an NBA Finals series
Magic Johnson
Michael Jordan
LeBron James
Jamal Murray— Swipa (@SwipaCam) June 13, 2023
It’s regrettably just another instance of the internet making fun of Wilson.
A basketball player entirely ignoring a top quarterback in the NFL. Because of this, Jeff Van Gundy referred to it as Broncos Nation rather than Broncos Country. He just lacks respect.
Jamal Murray completely walked by Russell Wilson, Ciara and their kids, and didn’t even notice it 🤣 pic.twitter.com/fDP40uKSDW
— Andrew Jerell Jones, Luke 1:37 (IG:twdbk3) (@sluggahjells) June 13, 2023
However, one can contend that Wilson might have done a better job of grabbing Murray’s attention in spite of the disorderly environment. It’s possible that Murray didn’t hear someone particularly shouting out to him because of the ecstatic supporters and the prevailing air of joy.
Russell Wilson, the quarterback of the Denver Broncos, had a poor season in 2022 during which he battled to establish his groove.
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