Donovan Mitchell has been battling an ankle injury that just won’t go away. The Utah Jazz guard had another scare in Game 3 as he landed awkwardly after getting major hang time on an attempt at the rim.
Check out the awkward landing from the Jazz All-Star below:
Mitchell goes down with Ankle injury #jazzvsclippers #NBA pic.twitter.com/6gXnOYdk2p
— EDFSports (@TheEveryDayFan2) June 13, 2021
Donovan Mitchell headed to the locker room after landing on his ankle weird pic.twitter.com/AfiduJzeG6
— Mismatch (@MismatchSports) June 13, 2021
Mitchell eventually came back out from the locker room, but was kept out of the on-court action. The latest update was that the Jazz star was available to return, but the lopsided score meant they had no reason to risk him further.
Per Jazz PR, Donovan was available to return, but it was a coaching decision for him not to. Irrelevant at this point — Quin empties the bench down 120-98 with 3:26 to go.
— Eric Walden (@tribjazz) June 13, 2021