New Orleans Pelicans star forward Brandon Ingram has been ruled out for the remainder of Saturday night's game at home against the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder due to a lower-body injury.
“Brandon Ingram (left ankle) will not return to tonight’s game,” the Pelicans announced via their official X (formerly Twitter) account.
Ingram appeared to suffer the injury after unfortunately landing on the foot of Thunder forward Luguentz Dort’s foot following a field-goal attempt. Before he exited the game, Ingram had only generated five points on 1-for-4 shooting from the floor to go with three assists, two steals and a rebound plus two turnovers in 19 minutes of action.
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Ingram had to be helped off the court, which was not a good sign for him and the Pelicans, who looked as though they had just righted the ship entering the game. Before the date with the Thunder, New Orleans managed to snap a brutal nine-game losing skid with a 126-124 win over the Phoenix Suns at Smoothie King Center last Monday. The Suns game was also Ingram's first since Nov. 22, as he dealt with right plantar tendonitis. The Pelicans went winless in their games without Ingram before he came back to action versus Phoenix.
The former Duke Blue Devils star entered the match against Oklahoma City with 2024-25 NBA regular season averages of 23.2 points, 5.8 rebounds and 5.3 assists while shooting 46.8 percent from the field and 37.2 percent from behind the arc.
a]:text-link [&_>a]:underline">Rexwell Villas is an experienced sports writer covering a variety of sports, including the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, and college football. He's a Communications Arts graduate from the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines.