Jokester Utah Jazz Guard Joe Ingles Joins Memphis Grizzlies Huddle During Game
Aug 5, 2020, 4:12 PM | Updated: 11:56 pm
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – Utah Jazz guard Joe Ingles decided to joke around with the opponent by joining the Memphis Grizzlies’ huddle during the middle of a game.
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Ingles and the Jazz played the Grizzlies in Utah’s fourth game of the NBA’s restart at Disney’s ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Florida on Wednesday, August 5.
With 4:23 left in the third quarter, Ingles stepped up to the Memphis’ huddle during a dead ball and put his arms around some of Utah’s opposing players as if he were a member of Grizzlies.
Ingles finished the game with a game-high 25 points on 7-13 shooting, including 6-11 from downtown. He added 4 rebounds and 5 assists in 34 minutes of action.
Joe Ingles really joined the Grizzlies huddle. 🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/PtzFQiMh9a
— House of Highlights (@HoHighlights) August 5, 2020
One of the players was former Jazzman and current Memphis guard Grayson Allen, who played with Utah during his rookie season in 2018-19. The Jazz traded Allen to the Grizzlies in 2019 as part of a deal that brought Mike Conley to Salt Lake City.
Jazz rookie Grayson Allen goes for a career-high 23 points vs. Sacramento but still gets roasted by his teammates for being last in the locker room. “People change,” Joe Ingles joked. 😂 pic.twitter.com/IwFBuxNMYb
— Eric Woodyard (@E_Woodyard) April 6, 2019
Ingles has been known as somewhat of a comedian around the NBA and could be classified as a humorous personality on the Jazz.
Jazz forward Joe Ingles ends with 19 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists after returning with a bandaged head wrap to beat Memphis 96-88. Ingles became aware that he was trending on social media after getting 4 stitches. “That’s what I’ve been striving for my whole life,” he joked. pic.twitter.com/s3ASeM4eqi
— Eric Woodyard (@E_Woodyard) November 13, 2018
He and Conley were recently mic’d up during one of Utah’s games and had a good time joking around.
Joe Ingles mic'd up is pure comedy 😂 pic.twitter.com/dzO3cRKthy
— ESPN Australia & NZ (@ESPNAusNZ) August 4, 2020
Ingles and the Jazz return to the court against the San Antonio Spurs on Friday, August 7 at 11 a.m. (MDT). The game will broadcast on AT&T SportsNet and 97.5 FM.
