
Seeing him writhing in pain on the field then leaving the room on crutches, we suspected that his sprain was serious, and the examinations confirmed that Brandon Ingram would be absent for an indefinite period ! Hit in the left ankle, the Pelicans winger was injured in the defeat against the Thunder, falling on Lu Dort's foot. During the action, the referees had also called him an offensive foul.
The Pelicans' top scorer with an average of 23.2 points per game, Ingram had just returned to the field, and he scored 29 points in the victory against the Suns. A success which ended a series of nine consecutive defeats.
This injury adds to the recurring concerns of the team, which has still not been able to line up its three All-Stars together, Ingram, Zion Williamson and Dejounte Murray. Tonight, the Pelicans travel to San Antonio, and only Murray will therefore be in uniform among this “Big Three”, and Willie Green will have to ask more from Trey Murphy II and Herb Jones to compensate for the absence of Ingram.