Raptors' Brandon Ingram leaves playoff game vs. Cavaliers with right heel inflammation
CLEVELAND (AP) — Toronto's Brandon Ingram was sidelined with right heel inflammation during the first half of Game 5 of the Raptors' first-round playoff series against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday night. Ingram has been dealing with the injury for a couple of weeks. Raptors trainers tried to retape his foot during the second quarter before Ingram was ruled out for the rest of the game.
Ingram was 0 for 2 from the field and had one point, one rebound and two assists in 11 minutes. The All-Star forward was averaging 14. 8 points in the series and was coming off a 23-point effort in the Raptors' Game 4 victory on Sunday.
Ingram averaged 21. 5 points while playing a career-high 77 games during the regular season. ___ AP NBA: https://apnews.
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