Before the Los Angeles Lakers took on the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday, head coach Luke Walton made changes to his starting unit and moved Josh Hart to bench in favor of Brandon Ingram, who returned from serving a four-game suspension.
In his first start since his suspension, Ingram picked up right where he left off, scoring 24 points — including a season high three 3-pointers — while also adding 5 rebounds and 3 blocks to round out his box score.
Walton told Bill Oram of The Athletic that he was impressed with what he saw from the 21-year-old and the rest of his new starting lineup, but he didn’t like that Ingram’s time was limited on the court because of fouls.