
Dejounte Murray accuses New Orleans Pelicans of inside 'sabotage' in deleted social media posts
New Orleans Pelicans guard Dejounte Murray accused his own team of internal sabotage in a series of deleted social media posts following a blowout loss to the Brooklyn Nets.
The 30-year-old guard's public outburst came after the team suffered a 145-111 home loss to the Brooklyn Nets, a defeat that dropped the Pelicans to a 4-8 record.
Murray's frustration was fueled by a post from the X account NBACentral, which highlighted the team's 1-8 record when he plays and 3-0 record when he sits out.
He responded with a direct accusation, writing, 'From what's going on INSIDE, this sounds like someone hit you to say this!! THE 'SABOTAGE' IS REAL!!'
Murray further escalated the situation by replying to a clip from the Pelicans podcast ProPelsTalk, which showed him throwing a turnover intended for teammate Saddiq Bey.
Instead of accepting blame for the pass, Murray criticized Bey's floor spacing and claimed the entire roster is unhappy behind closed doors.
He wrote, 'You have no f---ing clue what we dealing with. Maybe you should ask the whole team individually how they feel on a serious note and then pull rethink a lot of s--t.'
The posts were quickly deleted, but the damage was done as Murray publicly threw a teammate and the front office under the bus.
Murray's comments came just two nights after the Pelicans suffered their worst regular-season loss in franchise history, a 51-point defeat to the Golden State Warriors.
Against the Nets, Murray managed only five points on 2-of-6 shooting in 28 minutes, scoring in single digits in three of his last four outings.
Reports have also surfaced that Murray is unhappy with his role and has clashed with head coach Jamahl Mosley, whom the team hired this past offseason.
After the blowout loss to Brooklyn, Pelicans star Zion Williamson called the team's effort 'unacceptable' and urged everyone to look in the mirror.