Pelicans lose Ingram, Williamson to injury in loss

NEW ORLEANS -- The Pelicans mislaid Brandon Ingram and Zion Williamson to injuries Sunday successful a 122-121 overtime loss to the Jazz.

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 was capable to get his manus connected the ball, and Williamson took a fall, landing connected his backside.

Williamson initially said helium was bully to enactment successful the crippled and did truthful for the adjacent possession but was intelligibly hampered. Just six seconds later, the Pelicans checked him retired for good.

Trainers wanted Williamson to caput to the backmost to beryllium examined, but helium waved them disconnected and stayed connected the seat for the remainder of the game. It wasn't until aft the crippled that the Pelicans said Williamson was incapable to instrumentality to play due to the fact that of the injury, which the squad is calling a posterior hep contusion.

CJ McCollum said his archetypal absorption to seeing Williamson autumn was that it wasn't good, but helium was hopeful the guardant wouldn't miss overmuch time.

"Unfortunate play," McCollum said. "[Clarkson] made a play connected the shot and helium evidently fell and deed his back. Hopefully he's backmost sooner than later."

Williamson had 25 points and six rebounds connected 10-of-16 shooting successful 30 minutes erstwhile helium headed to the bench.

With Williamson -- and Ingram -- out, the Pelicans were capable to travel backmost and unit overtime. The Jazz led by arsenic galore arsenic 17 successful the 4th fourth and were up 102-88 erstwhile Williamson left. New Orleans was capable to instrumentality a pb precocious successful the 4th quarter, but Utah sent the crippled to overtime connected a game-tying 3-pointer by Clarkson with 33 seconds left.

Neither squad was capable to link connected its last possession, and the crippled went to overtime, wherever Kelly Olynyk deed the victor for Utah with 3.1 seconds to go.

In the archetypal half, the Pelicans ruled Ingram retired with a caput wounded and said helium was being evaluated for concussion-like symptoms. There was nary update connected Ingram pursuing the game.

Ingram collided with teammate Naji Marshall arsenic the 2 went up to effort to bargain a walk precocious successful the archetypal quarter. 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 the 6:33 people of the 2nd quarter, but not adjacent a infinitesimal later, helium called to the seat to cheque out. Instead of walking to the bench, Ingram walked straight to the locker country followed by squad personnel.

In the Pelicans' archetypal 2 games of the season, Ingram was averaging 28.0 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists per crippled portion shooting 54.5% from the level and 60% from deep. In 11 minutes against Utah, Ingram had 10 points and was 4-of-5 from the field.

The Pelicans are backmost successful enactment astatine location Tuesday nighttime against the Dallas Mavericks earlier heading westbound for a three-game roadworthy travel against the Phoenix Suns, LA Clippers and Los Angeles Lakers.