Ingram and his current contract situation have been a constant source of conversation among those in the Pelicans universe throughout the summer. Much of the anticipation heading into Monday’s unofficial start of the Pelicans season was fuelled by uncertainty over what Ingram would say once he finally sat in front of a microphone.

Pelicans star power forward Zion Williamson still has Brandon Ingram as a wingman for now. They’re entering their sixth straight training camp as Pelicans teammates this week after an offseason in which their NBA paths appeared to be diverging.

Zion Williamson wasn’t interested in explaining why he didn’t listen to Kendrick Lamar’s music during the offseason. The Pelicans star couldn’t help but laugh when a reporter asked him why the rapper’s music — specifically his songs “Euphoria” and “Not Like Us,