Brandon Ingram Ruled Out Against Blazers
- Updated: December 23, 2017
According to Mike Trudell of Lakers.com, Los Angeles Lakers forward Brandon Ingram will not play on Saturday due to a quad contusion.
Injury update: Brandon Ingram is out tonight with a right quadriceps contusion and left quadriceps tendinitis.
— Mike Trudell (@LakersReporter) December 23, 2017
Serena Winters of LakersNation.com also reported the news.
Brandon Ingram is OUT tonight vs. Portland (right quadriceps contusion and left quadriceps tendinitis).
— Serena Winters (@SerenaWinters) December 23, 2017
Ingram is currently second on the team in points per game averaging 16 points night. With Ingram out expect Kyle Kuzma, Julius Randle, and Larry Nance Jr. get an uptick in minutes.
Los Angeles will have the tough task on their hands of trying to stop the lethal Portland backcourt. Damian Lillard is averaging 25.2 points per game with 6.4 assists and 5.0 rebounds. C.J. McCollum is averaging 20.8 points and 4 rebounds.
Los Angeles currently sits at 11-19 on the year while the Blazers are an even 16-16. Fans can tune and watch the game at 6:30 PST tonight.
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