The New Orleans Pelicans have ruled out Brandon Ingram for the rest of Sunday’s game against the Utah Jazz with a head injury. Ingram is being evaluated for concussion-like symptoms and will likely enter the league’s protocol for precautionary reasons even if he doesn’t have a concussion.
Pelicans say Brandon Ingram will not return to tonight’s game. He is being checked for concussion like symptoms. Official word is head injury.
— Andrew Lopez (@_Andrew_Lopez) October 24, 2022
Ingram has been on fire to start the season, and the Pelicans as a whole have been playing well. There’s a lot of buzz around this team after last year’s playoff run and the return of Zion Williamson. Ingram’s head injury isn’t a long-term concern for New Orleans, so this likely doesn’t impact them when it comes to playoff and title hopes.
If Ingram is sidelined for a week or so, look for Herbert Jones and Trey Murphy III to absorb a lot of those minutes at small forward. The Pelicans are a deep team, so filling Ingram’s minutes in the short term won’t be a big issue.