Pelicans small forward Brandon Ingram is expected to return for Wednesday’s home game vs. the Timberwolves, per Shams Charania of The Athletic.
Ingram has missed the past two months with an injured big toe. His return should offer New Orleans a boost, given that power forward Zion Williamson is expected to remain out for at least another two weeks with a hamstring injury.
The Pelicans (26-22) have had a pretty good run, anyway, as they enter Wednesday in fourth place in the Western Conference — though just two games ahead of the eighth-place Jazz.
Ingram, 25, is 6-foot-8 and has appeared in 20 games this season, averaging 20.8 points, 5.1 rebounds and 4.7 assists. He is shooting 47 percent from the field and 47 percent on 3-pointers.
He is in his fourth season in New Orleans after spending the first three years of his career with the Lakers, making the All-Star team in 2019-20 (with the Pelicans).
After missing two months due to a big toe injury, New Orleans Pelicans star Brandon Ingram will return tonight vs. Timberwolves barring any setback in pregame, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) January 25, 2023
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