After the 30-year-old swingman tied his career high with 21 points on Saturday night against the Clippers, Mitchell — as he’s done to other veterans this season — ambushed Ingles during his postgame interview by squirting him with a water bottle. After the two exchanged a series of threatening Instagram comments, Mitchell now knows on a day not too long from now, he’ll come to the practice facility parking lot to find his car filled with popcorn.
The hazing ritual, of course, is all in good fun. And that’s the case for Ingles, too. In his fourth year with the Jazz (19-28), he’s best known as the player who keeps things loose, who can break up tension with a laugh.