Joe Ingles
France's Evan Fournier (10) runs down a loose ball ahead of United States' Jayson Tatum, rear, during a men's basketball preliminary round game at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 25, 2021, in Saitama, Japan. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Gold and green: Olympic basketball, NBA business intersect

By Brian Mahoney Aug. 01, 2021 10:16 AM EDT

FILE - In this Sept. 1, 2019, file photo, U.S. coach Gregg Popovich talks to players before a Group E match against the Czech Republic in the FIBA basketball World Cup in Shanghai. Kevin Durant and coach Popovich will lead the U.S. team into the Tokyo Olympics as the Americans try to secure a fourth consecutive gold medal. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)
US men seeking 4th consecutive Olympic basketball gold

By Tim Reynolds Jul. 02, 2021 01:17 PM EDT

FILE - Utah Jazz guard Joe Ingles (2) brings the ball up court in the first half during an NBA basketball game against the Minnesota Timberwolves in Salt Lake City, in this Saturday, April 24, 2021, file photo. Ingles will play for Australia at the Tokyo Games. "There’s a goal of trying to win a gold medal for Australia, which we’ve never done — or trying to win a medal, which we’ve never done,” Australia guard Joe Ingles of the Jazz said. “That’s something that’s been a goal of mine since I made the Beijing Olympics in 2008 and we haven’t been able to do it.”(AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)
Minnesota Timberwolves at Utah Jazz 4/24/2021

Jun. 30, 2021 12:58 PM EDT

FILE - In this Jan. 30, 2020, file photo, Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert, right, drives to the rim as Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic defends in the second half of an NBA basketball game in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
Mitchell, Gobert patching up rift for playoff-bound Jazz

By Pat Graham Jul. 23, 2020 05:21 PM EDT