The Minnesota Timberwolves were a bit shorthanded during their Saturday afternoon contest with the Cleveland Cavaliers. Mike Conley got the game off for rest reasons. Terrence Shannon Jr. was sidelined for his eighth-straight outing with a left foot injury.
With 7:21 remaining in the second quarter, Jaden McDaniels picked up his third foul. With two players out and McDaniels out for the rest of the quarter, would Chris Finch turn to Rob Dillingham? Johnny Juzang? Leonard Miller? Joan Beringer? He decided against all four of them, instead inserting 38-year-old Joe Ingles into the game.
Joe Ingles checked into Saturday's game in the second quarter
Now in his second season with Minnesota, Ingles has barely played since being rostered by the Timberwolves.