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Pelicans' Brandon Ingram: Sidelined for third-place gameSeptember 10, 2023 | 07:37 AM

Ingram (illness) didn't play for Team USA during Sunday's third-place game against Canada, Brian Windhorst of ESPN.com reports. Ingram missed back-to-back games to end the tournament, but the illness shouldn't impact his availability for the Pelicans' training camp in October. Despite being relegated to a bench role for Team USA, Ingram is slated to be New Orleans' go-to playmaker in 2023-24, even if Zion Williamson (hamstring) is healthy.