- Ingram will not be available to start the 2026-27 season after surgery in May addressed a right heel injury and a partially torn Achilles tendon, the team announced Sept.
- The Clippers said he will be reevaluated around late October or November, leaving his debut date unresolved as the season approaches.
- Ingram was supposed to be part of the return in the Leonard deal agreed to on June 30, a trade that also brought guard Gradey Dick and draft assets to Los Angeles.
- For the Clippers, the trade was supposed to be the clean break.
- Instead, the player acquired in that deal is unavailable when the season begins.
- The Clippers now have to open the season without that scoring and without the chance to see how Ingram fits alongside the rest of the roster.
Brandon Ingram’s injury puts Clippers’ post-Kawhi reset on hold before it starts
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Sources & Referenced Reporting
- Yahoo Sports, “Brandon Ingram injury will delay his Clippers debut after Kawhi Leonard trade,” Sept. 28, 2026.
- Yahoo Sports, “Clippers Brandon Ingram has surgery on partially torn Achilles, will miss start of season,” Sept. 28, 2026.
- ESPN, “Clippers apologize to fans, vow to move past Kawhi investigation,” Sept. 28, 2026.
- ESPN, “Clippers' Ingram, key return in Kawhi trade, out after Achilles, heel surgery,” Sept. 28, 2026.
- Sportsnet, “Clippers’ Brandon Ingram out with partially torn Achilles,” Sept. 28, 2026.
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