After a career-best performance from Brandon Ingram on the night, Lonzo Ball could hardly hold his excitement.
Ingram scored 49 points against the Utah Jazz on Thursday night, leading the Pelicans to an overtime victory. His pull-up jumper with two-tenths of a second in regulation looked to be a game-winner before a foul call on the ensuing in-bound eventually extended the game to overtime.
In the extra session, Ingram continued dominating, eventually setting a new career-high and leading the team to a victory. After the game, Ball wasted little time showing his support for his teammate. Mere minutes after the final buzzer, Ball tweeted out his support of Ingram while calling him an All-Star.
After Thursday’s performance, Ingram is now averaging 25.7 points per game, the 10th-best mark in the league just ahead of LeBron James in 11th.
On Thursday afternoon, the latest All-Star fan vote totals were released. Ingram came in at ninth in Western Conference frontcourt voting, just ahead of Lakers center Dwight Howard and just behind Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns.
Fan voting ends on Jan. 20 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern.
