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Eva Geitheim

Chris Finch Perfectly Explained Why Joe Ingles Starting Was About More Than Basketball

Minnesota Timberwolves guard Joe Ingles. | Bruce Kluckhohn-Imagn Images

The Minnesota Timberwolves gave Joe Ingles the start for the first time in three years on Friday, providing him the rare opportunity to play in front of all three of his kids. Normally, Ingles's wife, Renae, lives with their three kids in Orlando and don't get to watch Ingles play in person.

This week, Ingles's son, Jacob, was able to watch an entire basketball game in an arena for the first time ever. Jacob is autistic, and the sensory overload of attending an NBA game is often too much, but he watched a full game last Sunday. The only issue, Ingles didn't play in that game.

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