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Los Angeles Lakers: Brandon Ingram shut down, season review

By Jamaal Artis

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 27: Brandon Ingram #14 of the Los Angeles Lakers shoots the ball against Jrue Holiday #11 of the New Orleans Pelicans during the second half at Staples Center on February 27, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Yong Teck Lim/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 27: Brandon Ingram #14 of the Los Angeles Lakers shoots the ball against Jrue Holiday #11 of the New Orleans Pelicans during the second half at Staples Center on February 27, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Yong Teck Lim/Getty Images) /
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The end of the Los Angeles Lakers season continues to grow more anticlimactic as the team recently announced it would be shutting down Brandon Ingram.

Just when you think the Los Angeles Lakers disastrous season can’t get any worse, the bottom seems to fall out. Saturday morning the Lakers announced that Brandon Ingram had been diagnosed with a deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in his right arm.

Effective immediately, Ingram would be shut down from basketball activities and miss the remainder of the Lakers season.

With the Lakers effectively out of the playoff race and injuries to Ingram and Lonzo Ball, the Lakers, even with LeBron James, are suffering through possibly their worst season in franchise history.

Due to the high expectations going into the season especially when James signed as a free agent, injuries a disaster of trade deadline has sunk this season.

There is no intent to trivialize Ingram’s diagnosis, a DVT is essentially a blood clot which can be dangerous if dislodged. Lakers fans can be forgiven for thinking that someone put a curse on this team.

It started with a groin injury to LeBron James during the Christmas Day win against the Golden State Warriors. The injury caused him to miss 17 games where the Lakers went 6-11 going from a sixth seed in the competitive Western Conference.

Before LeBron could get back to help the team out Ball was lost to an ankle sprain that he has yet to return to action from. Ball is currently not ready to practice and he may also be shut down for the rest of the season after further evaluation of his ankle.

The unfortunate diagnosis for Ingram feels worse in light of the fact that he having a strong post-All-Star Game season.

Ingram averaged 27.8 points on 57% shooting in the six games after the All-Star Game; at times Ingram, even with LeBron back, was the best Laker on the court. Now with his season over, Ingram will have to start treatments and hope there is a no future re-occurrence.

When the Lakers had LeBron, Ingram, and Ball on the court the same the team went 15-8, without them they went 15-27. So it is no surprise that this season is a disaster.

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With Saturday’s news, the disaster somehow got worse for the Los Angeles Lakers.

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