Bucks F Joe Ingles (knee) nearing season debut

Milwaukee Bucks forward Joe Ingles is nearing his return from a torn left ACL and could play Monday against New Orleans, ESPN reported Friday.

Playing for the Utah Jazz at the time, Ingles sustained the injury at Minnesota on Jan. 30 and was ruled out for the season. He was traded to the Portland Trail Blazers on Feb. 9, had surgery two weeks later and signed a one-year, $6.5 million deal with Milwaukee as a free agent o