Joe Ingles’ path to the NBA started with a 15-cent investment.
When Ingles was a small child, maybe 4 or 5 years old, his mother dragged him to a basketball game because the team needed another player. The young Ingles refused to play without a little compensation. He wanted a ring-like lollipop called a Ka-Bluey.
The Utah Jazz are thankful his mother agreed.
“I haven’t stopped playing since,” Ingles said.
On Friday night, Ingles will get a chance to suit up against his hometown club, the Adelaide 36ers of the Australian National Basketball League.