Jamal Murray made a strong statement in his post-game interview after scoring 50 points. Photo / Twitter
An emotional Jamal Murray has made a powerful statement after scoring a game-high 50 points to lead his Denver Nuggets side to a 119-107 victory over the Utah Jazz in the NBA playoffs.
In his post-game interview, Murray was overcome with emotion as he referred to his custom shoes which
sported the faces of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, who were both killed by police earlier this year.
"I just want to win," he says. "In life, you find things that hold value - things to fight for - and we found something worth fighting for as an NBA, as a collective unit.
"I use these shoes as a symbol to me to keep fighting all around the world. Like I said, they give me a lot of power to keep fighting.
"Even though these people are gone, they give me life. They help me find strength to keep fighting in this world and that's what I'm going to keep doing."
