Brandon Ingram, the second pick in the draft, missed the second half of the Lakers’ game in Salt Lake City on Friday with what L.A. said was a sore right knee.
There was no immediate word whether the injury would sideline him beyond a portion of the 96-89 loss to the Jazz. The Lakers next play Sunday at Oklahoma City.
According to Mark Medina of the Southern California News Group:
Ingram first asked out of the game with 3:49 left in the first quarter after spending less than a minute on the court. He told team doctors he felt a twinge in his knee, but he was cleared to return to the game a short while later. He re-entered the game with 9:15 left in the second quarter wearing a protective sleeve on his knee. Ingram was on the court until the 5:56 mark.”
Ingram, a reserve forward, played four minutes against the Jazz after logging 24 minutes in the opener against the Rockets.