Ingram Sidelined: Clippers Player from Kawhi Trade to Miss Start of Season After Surgery
Brandon Ingram, a key return in the Kawhi Leonard trade, will be unavailable for the start of the 2026-27 season. He is recovering from surgery for a right heel injury and partially torn Achilles tendon.
Ben Golliver Sep 28, 2026, 02:24 PM ET Close Ben Golliver is a senior NBA writer who joined ESPN in May 2026.
Prior to joining ESPN, Golliver covered the NBA on a national level since 2010 for The Washington Post, Sports Illustrated and CBS Sports. He is the author of Bubbleball , an account of his 93-day stay at the NBA's "Bubble" in Disney World during the coronavirus pandemic. He is based in Los Angeles. Follow on X
_Originally reported by [ESPN](https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/50053694/clippers-brandon-ingram-miss-start-season-surgery)._
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