Brandon Ingram has carried the Pelicans before without Zion Williamson. Can he do it again?
by The Athletic
The Athletic— NEW ORLEANS — stood alone at his locker after the on Tuesday. He slowly threw on a green jersey with the No. 13 and “Ingram” on the back in white letters. It was a replica of a jersey , Alvarado’s close friend and teammate, once wore during his Kinston High days in North Carolina. Ingram even left an autograph on the back. Advertisement After most games, Alvarado and Ingram are inseparable. They’ll joke around until most of their teammates have already left. But on this night, Ingram was long...
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