Jamal Murray has grown into one of the biggest stars in the Western Conference. He was drafted in 2016 and has played with the Denver Nuggets ever since. The Nuggets have been very successful with the iconic Nikola Jokic and Murray duo as well. It has been many years since the franchise competed in the finals but the duo made it happen in 2023.
The last time the Nuggets made a deep playoff run was during the 2020 NBA Bubble against the Los Angeles Lakers. The Canadian-born basketball star was thriving back then as well. This was also around the time his fans got to know about his private relationship with social media figure and marketing manager, Harper Hempel. Much like Murray, Harper was an exceptional college athlete who played Volleyball.
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
Jamal and Harper met when they were in college back in 2015 and were able to maintain a steady relationship. In 2020, right before the ‘Bubble’ took place, the couple walked into deep waters as their relationship was hit with a major bump. A video of Hempel and Murray having their private time together got leaked on the baller’s Instagram. The video even made its way to other platforms as fans took screenshots and recordings of the video.
Jamal Murray comes clean about the leaked s*x tape
As expected, this social media mishap took a massive toll on both their lives. Fans began to heckle them online and bash the couple for uploading the inappropriate 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.
“I seen your girl sucking dick” – a fan to Jamal Murray pic.twitter.com/6VmAVa6iZn
— Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) March 17, 2023
It was certainly not easy for Harper as well since fans began to circulate clippings and snaps of the private video everywhere. The Nuggets superstar was heckled by fans during a game against the Detroit Pistons in March 2023. “I seen your girl s***ing d**k,” said the heckler.
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 ended it as well. Jamal has been having a great career with the Nuggets so far ever since his ACL injury.
He averaged 20 points, 4 rebounds, and 6.2 assists per game during the 2022-23 season. Due to the injury, he missed the entirety of the 2021-22 season trying to recover. Denver has bounced back into title contention ever since his return.
