As news spreads among New Orleans Pelicans players that Brandon Ingram has been selected to the All-Star team for the first time, Ingram can expect a series of congratulatory tweets, texts and phone calls from teammates. For New Orleans guard/forward Josh Hart and guard Lonzo Ball – who’ve spent their entire NBA careers playing with Ingram – the notification will be extremely satisfying. The former members of the Los Angeles Lakers know exactly what it took for Ingram to achieve the honor.
“It would show all of the hard work he’s put in, the journey he’s had,” Hart said Thursday morning, prior to he or any of the Pelicans knowing whether Ingram would be chosen.