The Pelicans took a bite out of one of the teams just ahead of them in the Western Conference, the Mavericks, on Wednesday with a 113–106 home win. Star forward Brandon Ingram suffered an injury that kept him out of the second half of the game, but cameras caught him having a very bizarre moment with teammate Jose Alvarado on the bench.
With seconds left in the game, cameras turned to Ingram and Alvarado, who has been out since late February with a stress reaction in his right tibia. The two appeared to playfully jostle when Ingram put his arm around Alvarado and bit his shoulder. Alvarado grimaced pretty hard, as one does when being bitten by a former NBA All-Star.
