They have seen their teammate played through pain, seen him shake off a nasty finger sprain, seen him wrap a bandage around his bloodied head and keep going.
Now the Utah Jazz’s ironman is the NBA’s active leader in consecutive games played.
Not that Ingles is counting.
“I don’t really care, to be honest,” he said. “It’s not like I’m preparing each week to keep the streak going. I don’t even know what it is, to be honest.”
For the record, Ingles extended his streak to 281 straight games Saturday night. He has not missed a game since Dec.