The Utah Jazz got off to a rocky start in their playoff campaign this year, losing to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday in Game 1 of the two teams’ first-round encounter, 116-108. What was especially frustrating for the Jazz is that they were not able to have a 100-percent healthy Donovan Mitchell for an entire game.
Mitchell hurt his toe in the second half that forced him to leave the contest temporarily because of left foot soreness. He would later get re-inserted into the game, but his presence was not enough to help Utah overcome Paul George and the Thunder.
In a bit of good news for the Jazz, Chris Haynes of ESPN has reported that the MRI on Mitchell’s left foot showed no serious damage.
Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell underwent an MRI on his left foot and the results came back negative, league sources tell ESPN. He will play in Game 2 on Wednesday.
Despite an ailing foot, Donovan Mitchell was able to top score for his team, dropping 27 points on 11-for-22 shooting from the floor in 35 minutes of action. He also had 10 rebounds, three assists, and a pair of steals in his playoffs debut, marred with a stinging loss to the Thunder, who got 36 points from Paul George.
The Jazz and Thunder won’t play again until Wednesday, giving Mitchell ample time to fully recover from his hurting toe.
Mitchell, one of the top candidates to win the Rookie of the Year honors, finished the regular season tops on the team in scoring with 20.5 points per game.
Follow Us
Subscribe