Ingram in concussion protocol; Zion questionable

METAIRIE, La. -- New Orleans Pelicans guardant Brandon Ingram is successful the NBA's concussion protocol aft colliding with a teammate successful Sunday's 122-121 overtime loss to the Utah Jazz, the squad announced connected Monday.

There is nary timetable for Ingram's return; helium volition person to wide a bid of steps to guarantee helium is symptom-free earlier resuming hoops activities.

Coach Willie Green said helium expects Zion Williamson and Herb Jones, who besides suffered injuries successful Sunday's game, to some beryllium listed arsenic questionable for Tuesday's crippled against the Dallas Mavericks.

Williamson did not decorativeness Sunday's crippled with what the squad called a posterior hep contusion portion Jones tweaked his genu precocious but stayed successful the crippled until helium fouled retired with 11.5 seconds to play.

Green said Monday that helium was grateful that the Pelicans avoided perchance large injuries with each three.

"Z's autumn could've been overmuch worse and doesn't look similar it is. Sore. Bruises. Brandon gets deed successful the face. Herb's knee," Green said. "Nothing catastrophic, but thing we person to show implicit the adjacent fewer days."

Green initially told reporters that Ingram was not successful the concussion protocol but the Pelicans updated the forward's presumption aboriginal successful the day.

The Pelicans had imaging done connected Jones' close genu Monday morning, with Green saying everything was fine.

"We'll spot however they consciousness erstwhile we spell done shootaround and spell from there," Green said.

Williamson took a hard autumn with 8:07 near successful the 4th fourth erstwhile his dunk effort was blocked by Jazz defender Jordan Clarkson. Williamson, who had conscionable blocked Clarkson's changeable connected the different end, thought helium had a breakaway slam and cocked backmost the shot with his near hand. Clarkson got his manus connected the ball, and Williamson took a fall, landing connected his backside.

He initially tried to enactment successful the game, but 1 possession later, Williamson was taken retired but stayed connected the bench. Green said aft the crippled that Williamson was incapable to instrumentality due to the fact that of the injury.

In the archetypal quarter, Ingram collided with teammate Naji Marshall arsenic the 2 went up to effort to bargain a pass. Marshall's manus made interaction with Ingram, and connected the ensuing possession, the Pelicans called a timeout truthful Ingram could cheque himself retired of the game.

After being evaluated by the squad trainer, Ingram appeared to beryllium good and adjacent told immoderate teammates connected the seat that helium was fine. Ingram checked backmost successful astatine 6:33 of the 2nd quarter, but not adjacent a infinitesimal later, helium called to the seat to cheque out. Instead of going to the bench, Ingram walked straight to the locker country followed by squad personnel.

After playing the Mavericks connected Tuesday, the Pelicans caput westbound for a three-game roadworthy travel against the Phoenix Suns, LA Clippers and Los Angeles Lakers.