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Jamal Murray captured a fly live during the Mavericks-Nuggets game and gave it to Doris Burke
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Jamal Murray captured a fly live during the Mavericks-Nuggets game and gave it to Doris Burke

Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray had a decent performance in Friday’s loss to the Dallas Mavericks, scoring 14 points and grabbing five rebounds with a season-high 11 assists.

However, he also did something curious that won’t show up in the stat sheet.

During the game, Murray caught a fly buzzing around Ball Arena. He then grabbed the live fly, walked it to the broadcasters’ table and gently placed it in front of ESPN analyst Doris Burke during a stoppage in play.

“I noticed you weren’t too eager to get it,” ESPN play-by-play announcer Mike Breen told a chuckling Burke.

The Nuggets trailed the Mavericks 99-97 when Murray Burke gave the fly, then were outscored 24-23 in a 123-120 loss.

“Ginobili catches bats, Murray catches flies,” Breen said, referring to a 2009 incident in which the San Antonio Spurs guard caught a bat in his home arena during a game against the Sacramento Kings.