Already deprived of Rudy Gobert (calf) and Donovan Mitchell (head shock), the Jazz lived a nightmarish evening in Minnesota when, at the end of the second quarter, it was veteran Joe Ingles who collapsed after a left knee injury.
As with any injury without particular contact, it is obviously very worrying, especially for a 34-year-old player coming out of an Olympic summer, with the first international medal gleaned by Australia.
Supported by his teammates to leave the floor, the first examination was not the most reassuring, says ESPNwhich continues by stating that the Jazz player will undergo an MRI this Monday in Salt Lake City to learn more about his future status.
“I feel bad for him”could only blow Alex Jensen, interim coach in the absence of Quin Snyder, in health protocol. “I hope it’s less serious than we all think. “
At Utah for eight seasons, Ingles is one of the team’s executives, with 7 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists this season. If his impact has gradually diminished in recent years, especially in defense with declining physical qualities, he was still one of the serious candidates for the title of best sixth man last season…
Jazz players demoralized
” It’s not even about basketball reacts Rudy Gay. ” Just the fact that he is in the locker room does us good. He’s our guy!“
Same story with Mike Conley, very affected. “Seeing Joe at halftime pissed off a lot of our guys. It was hard to see him cry, and to be in so much pain. We know how important it is to him. All we could tell him was that we love him and he should hold his head up high. “
If this injury turns out to be as serious as one might think, the Jazz would therefore lose one of its most valiant soldiers for the end of the season. Currently in a bad patch with 8 losses in its last 10 games, Utah didn’t need that…
” Obviously, everyone has to recover, but we also have to play better. We have no excuse concludes Bojan Bogdanovic.
| Joe Ingles | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2014-15 | UTH | 79 | 21 | 41.5 | 35.6 | 75.0 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 5.0 |
| 2015-16 | UTH | 81 | 15 | 42.6 | 38.6 | 72.2 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 4.2 |
| 2016-17 | UTH | 82 | 24 | 45.2 | 44.1 | 73.5 | 0.3 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 7.1 |
| 2017-18 | UTH | 82 | 31 | 46.7 | 44.0 | 79.5 | 0.3 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 11.5 |
| 2018-19 | UTH | 82 | 31 | 44.8 | 39.1 | 70.7 | 0.4 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 5.7 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 0.2 | 12.1 |
| 2019-20 | UTH | 72 | 30 | 44.5 | 39.9 | 78.7 | 0.4 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 9.8 |
| 2020-21 | UTH | 67 | 28 | 48.9 | 45.1 | 84.4 | 0.4 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 12.1 |
| 2021-22 | UTH | 44 | 25 | 40.8 | 35.1 | 77.3 | 0.3 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 7.4 |
| Total | 589 | 26 | 45.0 | 40.9 | 76.8 | 0.3 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 8.7 | |
