Ingram has been downgraded to doubtful for Friday’s must-win Game 6 against the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers due to right heel inflammation, the team announced.
The star forward was originally listed as questionable for the game by the team on Thursday.
In some good news for the Raptors, Scottie Barnes is available to play on Friday despite also getting banged up in Game 5. Immanuel Quickley, ruled out earlier for the series, remains sidelined with an injured hamstring.
Ingram was injured in Wednesday’s Game 5 loss after he squared up on Evan Mobley for an isolation, but wound up turning the ball over. He appeared to be limbering after the play and returned to the team’s locker room.
Ingram had been dealing with a lingering foot issue for some time and missed three games in the final month of the regular season with the injury.
He played 11 minutes in Game 5 before leaving and had one point, one rebound and two assists while shooting 0-for-2 from the field.
After a strong first season with the Raptors, Ingram has been unable to replicate his regular-season production in the playoffs. He came into Wednesday’s contest averaging 14.8 points, 3.8 rebounds and 2.3 assists while shooting 33.9 per cent from the field and 38.5 per cent from three in the first-round series.
Coach Darko Rajakovic mentioned that the issue has been something that’s “been on and off” throughout the series, but that it was fully reaggravated in Game 5.
Down 3-2 in the series, the Raptors need a win on Friday to force a Game 7.