Jazz Forward Joe Ingles Suffers Torn ACL, Will Undergo Surgery

Utah’s forward suffered the injury in Sunday’s loss to the Timberwolves

Jazz forward Joe Ingles suffered a torn ACL in Sunday’s loss to the Timberwolves, the team confirmed. 

Ingles hurt his knee on a drive to the basket in the second quarter. He was helped off the floor by teammates, and he underwent an MRI on Monday morning. 

Joe Ingles has gone down with what appears to be a serious knee injury.

Scans in Salt Lake City tomorrow will confirm the extent of the damage.

Fingers crossed, Joe 🙏 pic.twitter.com/86wim8cUVL

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Ingles, 34, is in his eighth NBA season, spending them all in Utah. He is averaging 7.2 points per game in 2021–22, shooting 40.4% from the field and 34.7% from three. Ingles has been one of the NBA’s iron men in recent seasons, appearing in all 318 of Utah's regular-season contests from '16 to '20.

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The Jazz fell to 30–21 with Sunday’s defeat. They’ve struggled of late with Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell sidelined, losing seven of their last eight.

Utah will host the Nuggets on Wednesday night. Quin Snyder’s squad enters Monday night sitting No. 4 in the Western Conference.

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