Brandon Ingram to Miss Start of Season Due to Partially Torn Achilles

Brandon Ingram will not be available for the start of the season, as announced by the Los Angeles Clippers. The team discovered a partially torn Achilles tendon in Ingram's foot during heel surgery in May. While both issues were addressed by doctors, the Achilles injury had not been previously disclosed. There is currently no timeline for Ingram's return. Interim president of basketball operations Trent Redden stated that the recovery time for a partially torn Achilles is 'six months less' than that for a fully torn Achilles. Redden commented, 'It wasn’t until we got our hands on [Ingram] here that we started to see where he was at with his progression. He won’t be ready for the start of the season, and we’ll reevaluate when we get there.' Ingram missed the final two games of the Raptors' first-round playoff matchup against the Cavaliers due to the heel injury. Ingram remarked, 'I had been dealing with some pain throughout the year with the Raptors, especially coming down crunch time with the Raptors. I didn’t quite know what it was. Near the end of the season, we figured out what it was and surgery was the best thing to do.' The 29-year-old forward was traded to the Clippers earlier this month in exchange for Kawhi Leonard to Toronto. Last season, Ingram averaged 21.5 points, 5.6 rebounds, and 3.7 assists while shooting 47.7% from the field and 38.2% from three.