On February 1, Beijing time, the Jazz officially announced: Joe Ingles tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee and determined the season reimbursement. So far this season, Ingles has averaged 7.2 points, 2.9 rebounds and 3.5 assists in 24.9 minutes per game. Shooting 40.4 percent from the field, 34.7 percent from three-point range and 77.3 percent from the free throws.
Ingles, 34, expires this summer on his existing contract. In previous interviews, Ingles has repeatedly said he will retire after his contract expires. This big injury also means that his NBA career ended early. The Jazz have now suffered a five-game losing streak and have fallen to fourth place in the West. Ingles' injury made them worse.
According to the open-air stands, after Ingles' season reimbursement, the Jazz hope to improve the team's situation through trades, but they do not have any chips to come up with. Jazz player Conley said: "We found Ingles in the X-ray room and his eyes were red at the time and we all knew what this injury meant to him. ”
In 2017, Ingles signed a four-year, $52 million contract with the Jazz, which was renewed early for $12.43 million in the 2019 offseason. It is reasonable to say that the 34-year-old Ingles can still play, why choose to retire? In 2016, Ingles' wife gave birth to a pair of dragon and phoenix babies for him, but their son was diagnosed with autism.
In November 2020, Ingles' wife gave birth to another son, and the family of five was happy. In the summer of 2020, in order to take care of his pregnant wife and eldest son with autism, Ingles once took the lead in rejecting the NBA rematch. However, after the Orlando Park Game began, Ingles still participated.
Since then, Ingles has retired. His career salary is $69 million, which is not as good as those superstars, but there is no shortage of money. Aside from competition and training, Ingles gave all his time to his family. Speaking about his decision, Ingles said: "There are countless reasons why I want to play, but there is only one reason to retire. ”
Ingles' NBA career lasted just eight seasons. Fast forward to the summer of 2014 when Ingles, 26, left the Israeli league and decided to bring his talent to the NBA. As an "older rookie", Ingles' starting point was not smooth. The Clippers gave him a one-year, $875,000 base salary contract and cut him 40 days later.
On October 28, 2014, the Jazz signed Ingles, and in 2015, the two sides completed a two-year, $4.5 million extension. Ingles is an Iron Man, missing only one game for the next four seasons. With a three-point shooting percentage of 38.6 percent, 44.1 percent, 44 percent and 39.1 percent, he became the league's top outside shooter.
Throughout his NBA career, Ingles played in 590 regular season games, averaging 8.6 points, 3.2 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game, shooting 44.9% from the field and 40.8% from three-point range; playoffs played in 45 games, averaging 9.7 points, 3.8 rebounds and 3.8 assists, shooting 43.9% from the field and 39.2% from three-point range.
Retirement is not the end, just the beginning of a new life! Bless Ingles and all the best for the future.