Utah Jazz superstar Donovan Mitchell blasted the officiating during their game against the Indiana Pacers that resulted in three ejections. Mitchell was tossed in the fourth quarter of their home loss against Indiana as a subsequent result of an initially heated scuffle between big men Rudy Gobert and Myles Turner.
According to the two-time All-Star, the game was not officiated properly, and that fourth-quarter tussle was definitely avoidable if and only if the referees handled things earlier in the game.
“It's really at a point now where the refs are letting it get out of hand. Have this energy in the first quarter,” Mitchell said (via Eric Walden of The Salt Lake Tribune).
Donovan Mitchell: “It’s really at a point now where the refs are letting it get out of hand. … Have this energy in the first quarter.” Says he feels the officials allowed too much contact early, leading to mounting frustration.
— Eric Walden (@tribjazz) November 12, 2021
The Jazz guard alluded to a lot of physicalities early on that were seemingly tolerated by the in-game officials which, according to Mitchell, led to a ton of frustration down the stretch. Mitchell also mentioned that the referees actually informed him after halftime that they did miss a ton of calls which they couldn't do anything much about at that point.
“Draw the line early instead of letting sh-t build-up,” a frustated Mitchell added.
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