New Orleans Pelicans forward Brandon Ingram suffered a bone bruise in his left knee and is expected to miss at least two weeks, reports Shams Charania of Athleticism And Stadium.
Ingram was injured during Thursday’s loss to the Orlando Magic. Jordan Hawkins, Jose Alvarado, Larry Nance, Trey Murphy and Naji Marshall are all in line for more work while Ingram is inactive. Murphy is the favorite to replace Ingram in the starting lineup for Friday’s game against the Miami Heat.
Murphy is averaging 33.0 minutes and 28.2 FanDuel points per game when Ingram is out this season. According to NumberFire’s NBA Heat Map, the Pelicans’ implied total (103.0) is the second lowest out of 10 teams on the main roster today.
