Jamal Murray has turned into one of the best point guards in the NBA. He entered the league back in 2016 and the former 7th overall pick has played with the Denver Nuggets ever since. Under his and Nikola Jokic’s leadership, Denver has emerged as a massive threat amongst elite teams. Until 2023, the Nuggets barely experienced post-season success. However, the dominating duo shut down all criticism by winning the title together.
Before their 2023 NBA Finals victory, the Nuggets last made a deep playoff run during the 2020 NBA Bubble against the Los Angeles Lakers. The Canadian-born basketball star thrived back then as well.
Jamal Murray is the first player to ever average 30 points on 50-40-90 shooting in a Conference Finals 🔥 😮 pic.twitter.com/VROQ3CpXYA
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) May 23, 2023
Unfortunately, it was around this time that his fans got to know about his private relationship with social media marketing manager and public figure, Harper Hempel. Much like Murray, Harper was an exceptional college athlete who played Volleyball.
Jamal and Harper met when they were in college and were able to maintain a steady relationship for five years. In 2020, right before the NBA Bubble took place, the couple walked into a rut and their relationship was hit with major controversy.
A s*x tape of Hempel and Murray somehow got uploaded on the baller’s Instagram story. The video clip was quickly noticed by many fans before it was taken down. Screenshots and screen recordings of the video made their way to other platforms as a result.
Jamal Murray comes clean about the leaked s*x tape
As expected, the couple’s social media mishap took a massive toll on both their lives. Fans began to heckle and bash the couple for uploading the s*xually explicit video. Jamal Murray eventually addressed the situation and clarified what had gone wrong. “First and foremost I would like to apologize to my fans. My account has been hacked, currently working on the issue. Thanks,” he said.
It was certainly not easy for Harper either since fans began to circulate evidence of the video almost everywhere. The Nuggets superstar was also heckled by fans during a game against the Detroit Pistons in March 2023. “I seen your girl s***ing d**k,” said the heckler.
“I seen your girl sucking dick” – a fan to Jamal Murray pic.twitter.com/6VmAVa6iZn
— Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) March 17, 2023
Infuriated by what had been said, Murray charged at the fan in a confrontational manner. The whistle was blown to pause the game and Jokic came running to stop Murray from charging at the fan. As far as Hempel and Murray’s relationship goes, things have been off the radar completely. Some speculate that they may have broken up as well.
Jamal has been having an astounding time with the Nuggets ever since returning from his ACL injury. He has been averaging top-notch numbers lately as the Nuggets look forward to retaining their title. Due to the injury, he missed the entirety of the 2021-22 season trying to recover. Since his return, Denver has become a major title contender out of the Western Conference.