In today?s NBA, rarely do NBA players tend to play through pain or injury due to the risk of doing serious damage. However, there are some who would suck it up and still go out there to give their best for the team, like Russell Westbrook. Denver Nuggets star Jamal Murray comes under the same category as well. After sustaining a floor burn in Game 3, the Canadian International opened up about the excruciating training he went through for times like this.

Load management has become an issue over the years, with players taking time off to not risk more damage. But given that this was his first Finals appearance, Murray made sure to play through the pain and leave no stone unturned.

Jamal Murray taking a trip down memory lane

The Denver Nuggets defeated the Miami Heat with a final score of 109-94 in Game 3. Despite a strong performance from the Heat stars, it was the star tandem of Denver that came through in their third matchup. Murray and Nikola Jokic became the first duo in NBA history to both have a 30-point triple-double in the same game.

However, during the game, Jamal Murray suffered a stinging floor burn on his left hand that had to be covered. Murray sat down with NBA Today?s Malika Andrews recently, and the two went down memory lane, which led to Murray opening up about his childhood and the training he went through.

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Andrews asked Murray about the ?pain tolerance? exercises he used to do growing up. Murray revealed he used to balance cups of hot tea on his quads while holding a squat. Not only that, he also added, ?We had this big maple tree in the yard. And during the fall, the leaves would fall off and it would be cold.”

“And so I would learn like picking up leaves with my bare hands. It would strengthen my hands so when we get in cold gyms, it?s like nothing. It doesn?t even matter how cold the gym is, how hot the gym is. So, it?s just little things like that helped me out and build my threshold,”?revealed the 26-year-old. Murray’s surreal training certainly helped him during an epic performance in Game 3 on Wednesday.

Murray’s mind-blowing Game 3 performance

Whatever drills and exercises Jamal Murray performed surely paid off for him throughout the playoffs. Performing at such a high level just a couple of years after sustaining a serious injury is also very impressive. He continues to shine when the lights are the brightest.

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Murray recorded a triple-double with 34 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists for the game. Not only that, but Murray also played a total of 45 minutes in Game 3, giving it his all and leaving everything on the floor. Let?s see what the Nuggets’ star point guard will have in store for us in Game 4 of the series.