After being taken with the No. 2 overall pick in this year’s NBA Draft, Los Angeles Lakers forward Brandon Ingram has already enjoyed the NBA experience without even making his professional debut. Ingram put on a solid performance at the Las Vegas Summer League and now finds himself going up against the best the league has to offer as a member of the USA Select Team.
While Ingram has received praise from the likes of Gregg Popovich and Kevin Durant, questions have been raised surrounding his shooting ability, most notably from the free-throw line. Despite making just 68 percent of his free-throws at Duke, Ingram dismissed any woes from the charity stripe with a bold statement, according to Chris Mannix of Yahoo Sports
“Legend had it that in four years, Ingram never missed a free-throw.