Joe Ingles' last game off was on December 16, 2015. And it wasn’t for a typical injury: Ingles missed the game due to a previously-scheduled oral surgery.
But with that ironman durability comes a lot of minutes: nobody has played more time for the Jazz than Ingles in the last two seasons. And at 31, those minutes can be hard on the body.
“It’s a big point of emphasis for our guys, Mike Elliott and the staff, on how they recover,” Jazz head coach Quin Snyder said. “Joe spends a lot of time on the table, it’s showing with his endurance and durability in playing every game.