Brandon Ingram of the Los Angeles Lakers utilized his long arms to fool Willie Cauley-Stein of the Sacramento Kings.
Check out the clip below posted by NBA TV where Ingram faked a pass and unleashed a Euro step, turning Cauley-Stein into a statue. Brandon Ingram's long arms made the series of moves look easy.
.@B_Ingram13 got 'em with the fake!#LakeShow pic.twitter.com/8f8ykx1cuF
— NBA TV (@NBATV) December 31, 2018
Ingram, who's in his third season in the league, is averaging 15.8 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 2.1 assists in 31.2 minutes per game. He's a part of the Lakers' young core with Kyle Kuzma, Lonzo Ball, and Josh Hart. Among them, he's widely seen as the most aggressive on offense. Throughout the course of a game, Ingram will force his way to the rim, stretching his long arms en route to a lay-up. He may have a lanky frame but he's a lot stronger than he looks.
Their game against the Kings on Sunday was their third game without their best player, LeBron James, who's set to miss multiple games due to a groin injury. For Brandon Ingram, James' absence is an opportunity to show more of his game. Per Dave McMenamin of ESPN:
“It's an opportunity for me to go out there and play my game a little bit more. I think I'm going to be a little bit more ball-dominant, cutting off the basketball. I have to play even better defense and be on the help side on the defensive end. So it's a chance for me to just up my game a little bit.”
The clip above just might be one of Ingram's attempts to showcase that there's a whole lot more in his arsenal.
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