SALT LAKE CITY — When the NBA shut down amid the coronavirus pandemic, and then as talks began regarding a possible restart to the season, the first thing that came to mind for both Mike Conley and Joe Ingles was the safety of their families.
Both Utah Jazz veterans are fathers to two young children with a third on the way. Ingles’ wife Renae is expecting the couple’s third child in November and Conley’s wife Mary is due Aug. 27.
Now that the NBA is moving forward with a restart, with games beginning July 30, the players’ concerns remain focused around their growing families, but have shifted in specificity.