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Joe Ingles on talking trash, quitting NBA and joining the NBL

If there's one thing Joe Ingles does as well as hoop, it's talk. The Aussie hoops legend tells us why he's opted to quit the NBA for the NBL and reflects on his 12 years in the best basketball league on earth. Plus a breakdown on the best trash talkers in the NBA.  To catch up on everything that’s making sports headlines recently, listen to more episodes of ABC Sport Daily,’ hosted by Patrick Stack on ABC listen or wherever you get your podcasts, and get in touch with them on social media via @abc_sport. In the episodes we will cover big sporting personalities and all sports, including cricket, soccer, F1, NBA, AFL, AFLW to NRLW & NRL news, to covering competitions like the Olympics, the World Cup, The Ashes, Grand Prix and Grand Finals and more.  Subscribe to the ABC Sport Newsletter

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