Brandon Ingram Has Hamstring Injury, Will Miss at Least 7-10 Days

Ingram has been ruled out for Wednesday’s game vs. Orlando with the hamstring injury.

The New Orleans Pelicans announced Wednesday forward Brandon Ingram will miss at least the next 7-10 days with a hamstring injury.

The team discovered the injury after Ingram underwent a MRI on Wednesday. Ingram had already missed Tuesday’s game vs. Memphis with the injury and was ruled out for Wednesday’s game vs. Orlando.

Injury Update on Brandon Ingram:

Ingram underwent an MRI today which revealed a mild strain of his right hamstring. He will be reevaluated in 7-10 days.

— New Orleans Pelicans (@PelicansNBA) March 10, 2022

Ingram has averaged 22.8 points, 5.7 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game in 2021-22. He was the team’s leading scorer before New Orleans traded for guard C.J. McCollum.

As of Wednesday, the Pelicans are barely hanging on to the final play-in spot in the Western Conference. They currently sit 1.5 games ahead of Portland for the No. 10 seed and 1.5 games back of the Lakers for the No. 9 seed.