At this point in the season, the Los Angeles Lakers still have something to play for.While it would take a miraculous run to make the playoffs, the 11th-seeded club hasn’t been eliminated from postseason contention yet. They also aren't incentivized to tank since they don't own the rights to their own first-round draft pick. Therefore, they're trying to win every night.With Lonzo Ball back in the lineup, he and the team’s young core will have some time to develop alongside each other in the hopes of progressing through game experience. But, Brandon Ingram recently suffered an injury that caused some concern within the organization.In a game against the Miami Heat on Thursday, he suffered a groin injury.Not knowing the severity of it, the team scheduled him for an MRI on Sunday.The results are in and, luckily, they’re extremely positive.He suffered a groin strain and the team announced that he will be out for at least a week.

"I'm just happy it is not as [bad] as it could be [potentially]," Ingram said, per Ohm Youngmisuk of ESPN. "I was hit directly in the spot that I have had problems with before but it wasn't as [bad] as it is right now. It is something that I will get through.”

Head coach Luke Walton said that he could even be back for Sunday’s contest against the Cleveland Cavaliers.

"But it depends on how his body recovers," Walton said. "He has done a lot for us, it is not just his scoring that we will miss. He has been a huge piece in the success we have had recently in playing the point guard position, playmaking, really stepping up in the way he rebounds the ball, using his length to get in there and help us finish off defensive possessions. His versatility, the amount of positions he can guard, there is a lot that we are trying to figure out a way to fill in for without him out there.”

Ingram has progressed nicely after averaging 9.4 points, 4.0 rebounds and 2.1 assists in 28.8 minutes as a rookie. This season, he has put up 16.2 points, 5.4 boards and 3.9 assists over 33.8 minutes.

In the month of February, he took his game to a new level, especially in the assist column. Tasked with handling the ball more and even serving as the point guard for a number of possessions each game, he posted 18.6 points, 5.2 rebounds and 5.6 assists per contest. In 11 February games, he had five or more assists in eight separate outings.

Luckily, he will be able to return to the floor soon. Continuing his recent success will bode well for him and the Lakers as a whole moving towards the club’s presumably-bright future.