Across the first few days of the NBA Playoffs, no star player has struggled quite like Brandon Ingram of the Toronto Raptors. And his own comments have only made the situation worse.<\/p>\n
The Cleveland Cavaliers easily dispatched of the Raptors in the first two games of their series at home, winning both games by double digits.<\/p>\n
One of the main reasons why is that Ingram, the team\u2019s leading scorer this year at 21.5 PPG, has gone missing.<\/p>\n
In Game 1, Brandon Ingram scored 17 points on 5-9 shooting from the foor. However, he inexplicably attempted just one shot in the entire second half. Afterwards, he called out coach Darko Rajakovi\u0107<\/a> for using him too much as a screener on offense.<\/p>\n One would think that Ingram and the Raptors would come out with a focused and purposeful attack to get their leading scorer more involved in Game 2 and he would respond. Instead, he scored just 7 points on 3-15 shooting from the field in a truly woeful performance.<\/p>\n And after Game 2 on TSN<\/a>, even the hometown media personalities were letting him have it. Raptors analyst Leo Rautins called out Ingram saying that his Game 2 performance after demanding the ball publicly was inexcusable.<\/p>\n Leo Rautins criticizes Brandon Ingram after the Game 1 post-game callout:<\/p>\n \u201cWhen the Raptors had Kawhi Leonard, did you ever hear him say, \u2018You got to give me the ball\u2019? He never said anything like that in public.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWhen you\u2019re an All-Star, you get the ball. You go get it. You\u2026 https:\/\/t.co\/O6fFtHpcgG<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/lIsDoFzZEW<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Omer Osman (@OmerOsman200) April 21, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n