Sacramento Kings forward DeMar DeRozan delivered a heartfelt message following teammate Keegan Murray’s preseason injury, emphasizing empathy and resilience.

“We feel for him more so than anything,” DeRozan said after the game. “Feel for Keegan because, you know, that’s our brother, our teammate. We don’t want to see nobody hurt. But with that, we still got a job to do. We can’t hang our heads too long. And you can’t always expect the NBA season to go perfect. Knock on wood, I hope this is all to come and, you know, he get back healthy and we can hold down the fort until then.”

Murray suffered a torn ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) in his left thumb during the Kings’ preseason loss to the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday night, the team announced. The injury will require surgery, sidelin

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