Melbourne, Australia • No matter the game, Joe Ingles has one priority on his mind after playing basketball: going home with his family. So he couldn’t have been happy when he saw a Salt Lake Tribune reporter waiting for him after his Australian men’s national team lost to Team USA 102-86 before 50,000 fans on Thursday, knowing a litany of questions was waiting.
Still, Ingles spoke one-on-one for a few minutes outside of the locker room, on the growth of Australian basketball, the chance to play against Donovan Mitchell, and how he’s worked this summer.
Yeah, it was just as new for us [players] as it was for the fans.