Jamal Murray and the Denver Nuggets defeated the Miami Heat 94-89 in Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Monday to secure their first-ever title. Following the win, Murray was overcome with emotions and could be seen tearing up on the podium. Bleacher Report@BleacherReportJamal Murray: NBA Champion.323143390Jamal Murray: NBA Champion. https://t.co/MESx9tCs44Shortly after, fans took to Twitter to congratulate Murray, with many praising him for overcoming adversity. This comes as the star point guard missed all of last season as well as two straight postseasons due to a torn ACL: “Real NBA fans are crying tears of joy right now,” one fan said. GOATCHERO ROTY (➿-0) ➐@PaoloGOATchero@BleacherReport Real nba fans are crying tears of joy rn7@BleacherReport Real nba fans are crying tears of joy rn“Bro had (an) ACL (tear) two years ago and had thoughts of never being good again, and he led his team to a ring,” another fan said. drip LeMahieu@djLeMahieuRBW@BleacherReport Bro had ACL 2 years ago and had thoughts of never being good again and he led his team to a ring2@BleacherReport Bro had ACL 2 years ago and had thoughts of never being good again and he led his team to a ringMeanwhile, fans from Murray’s native Canada expressed how proud they were to see the Canadian star win a title: “CANADIAN BABY!!” one fan said. CrispyWrestling@CrispyWrestle@BleacherReport CANADIAN BABY!! 27@BleacherReport CANADIAN BABY!! 🇨🇦🇨🇦“To think everything Jamal went through to get here is amazing. Being from Canada, it’s not easy to make it to the NBA. Also being a first-generation Canadian is not easy. The ACL injury was not easy either. Now he’s a champion. Made Canada very proud!” another said. SujeshCFC@SujeshCFC@BleacherReport To think everything Jamal went through to get here is amazing. Bring from Canada, it’s not easy to make it to the NBA. Also being a first generation Canadian is not easy. The ACL injury was not easy either. Now he’s a champion. Made Canada very proud! @BleacherReport To think everything Jamal went through to get here is amazing. Bring from Canada, it’s not easy to make it to the NBA. Also being a first generation Canadian is not easy. The ACL injury was not easy either. Now he’s a champion. Made Canada very proud! 🇨🇦Here are a few more fan reactions to Jamal Murray winning his first NBA title: Alex Swan@Swan320@BleacherReport Overcame adversity. Klay called him up. Klay and Jamal both won rings after season ending injuries. Never give up! Happy for Jamal!3@BleacherReport Overcame adversity. Klay called him up. Klay and Jamal both won rings after season ending injuries. Never give up! Happy for Jamal!🙏Mary Lynne Cleveland@SandyBeachesCa@BleacherReport Fantastic Jamal! A great many Canadians from coast to coast were watching and cheering for your team! We are very happy for you!@BleacherReport Fantastic Jamal! A great many Canadians from coast to coast were watching and cheering for your team! We are very happy for you!Sappy Bets@SappyBets@BleacherReport CANADIAN41@BleacherReport CANADIAN優木せつ菜 🇦🇷@nijigasakilove@BleacherReport We went to Kentucky together. Proud of him12@BleacherReport We went to Kentucky together. Proud of himPATRIOT@Window35065147@BleacherReport They ain’t believe in us…@BleacherReport They ain’t believe in us…Dannnnielll@DaniniThaPanini@BleacherReport @BR_NBA idk man. this makes me genuinely happy as FUCK.2@BleacherReport @BR_NBA idk man. this makes me genuinely happy as FUCK.22@Itsjunioro@BleacherReport I’m proud of him @BleacherReport I’m proud of him ❤️Darshen@darshenpatel@BleacherReport No one more deserving after that comeback story.@BleacherReport No one more deserving after that comeback story.Decimate🌟@DecimateYKTV@BleacherReport The comeback he had after his injury is extremely respectable 🫡2@BleacherReport The comeback he had after his injury is extremely respectable 👏 🫡karank._@officialKaranK@BleacherReport i’m honestly so happy for jamal.@BleacherReport i’m honestly so happy for jamal.Jimmy M@Jimmymargas@BleacherReport Hard work pays off… what an absolute baller1@BleacherReport Hard work pays off… what an absolute ballerFive 0@Bertstokee@BleacherReport ACL to champ!! Lets gooo@BleacherReport ACL to champ!! Lets goooAlso read: "People think Embiid is better LMAOOO" - Nuggets fans react to Nikola Jokic winning his first NBA Finals MVP award Jamal Murray on overcoming a torn ACL to win his first NBA titleDenver Nuggets star point guard Jamal MurrayFollowing the Denver Nuggets' NBA title win, Jamal Murray was asked how it felt to overcome a torn ACL to become a champion. Murray spoke about how much work it took for him to get to this point. He then credited his teammates for always supporting him throughout his recovery process: “It’s just an amazing feeling. It took a lot of blood, sweat and tears to get back to this point,” Murray said. “Everybody on my team believed in me to get back to myself and we proved a lot of doubters wrong.”Murray was then asked if it was worth the wait to win his first title: “Oh, yeah. “I mean, I learned a lot by myself, just being out for two postseasons. Just grinding, having so many things going through my head. Watching my team go through the ups and downs and just to see us healthy, know what we can do, and we had the belief from the get-go. … So, it’s just great to see it through.” Jamal Murray averaged 21.4 points, 6.2 rebounds, 10.0 assists, 1.0 steals and 2.4 3-pointers per game on 45.1% shooting over the five Finals games.