Joe Ingles had hilarious response to Josh Giddey’s mentor comments
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On Sunday, Oklahoma City Thunder rookie Josh Giddey offered some details about his friendship with Utah Jazz forward and fellow Australian Joe Ingles ahead of their matchup on Wednesday.
Giddey connected with Ingles a few years ago and the two would often talk as the Jazz veteran would offer some tips and pointers when necessary. He revealed that Ingles would stay up late to watch him play with the Adelaide 36ers last season in the National Basketball League.
Said Giddey:
He was one of the first guys to reach out to me when I first signed my contract in Adelaide. We’ve spoke a lot through the years. He was staying up until three in the morning to watch my games and giving me feedback to help me out.
However, that’s not quite how the story goes, at least, according to Ingles.
Ingles would watch Giddey play on occasion but clarified it wasn’t because he stayed up specifically to catch his games. Instead, the bulk of that came when the Jazz would be on late-night plane rides during the course of the season.
When asked on Tuesday about Giddey, Ingles hilariously stopped the reporter.
Is this that stupid question that he got the other day saying I stayed up all night or something? That was because I was on a plane. … I did watch him. He played for my hometown, which was nice. Just giving him an open line and vice versa. If I watched the game, because of that travel, not because I stayed up to watch him play, I would watch a lot of games and shoot him a text with some things and vice versa.
Like Giddey, Ingles played in the NBL, as well. He spent three seasons with the South Dragons, which are now a defunct team, prior to playing in Europe and before joining the Jazz in 2014. He would give tips to Giddey about the level of play in the NBL.
The two had the opportunity to spend time together this summer with Australia in preparation for the Tokyo Olympics. Giddey did not make the final 12-man roster but played with the Boomers in some exhibition games in…
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