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The NBA officially resumed the 2019-20 regular season on Thursday night with a pair of thrilling Western Conference matchups. First on the slate was the Utah Jazz and New Orleans Pelicans — two teams vying for playoff positioning. The Jazz pulled out a 106-104 victory after trailing by as much as 16 earlier in the […]

Utah Jazz big man Rudy Gobert was understandably emotional following his team’s opening-night victory against the New Orleans Pelicans on Thursday. Gobert, who was infamously the first NBA player who tested for COVID-19, expressed how thankful he was for the opportunity to take the floor again despite the circumstances. “I’m just grateful,” Gobert told Tim […]

There was clearly no sign of an internal conflict between Utah Jazz All-Stars Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert against the New Orleans Pelicans on Thursday. After trailing most of the game, the Jazz clawed back with a last-minute comeback and sealed a thrilling 106-104 victory inside the HP Fieldhouse at Disney World in Orlando, Florida. […]

Utah Jazz star Donovan Mitchell came in with an interesting choice of clothing prior to his team’s NBA bubble opener against the New Orleans Pelicans on Thursday. The one-time All-Star once again denounced police brutality and racial injustice by wearing a bulletproof vest inside the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World […]

Of course, it comes down to Rudy Gobert. In the official start of the 2019-20 NBA season in Orlando, the man whose positive COVID-19 test prompted the league’s hiatus, hit two game-winning free throws with 6.9 seconds remaining to give the Utah Jazz a 106-104 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans. Utah started strong, but […]

Minutes before Zion Williamson and the New Orleans Pelicans faced Donovan Mitchell and the Utah Jazz in the opening game of the restarted 2019-20 NBA season, they came together to protest racial injustice. While donning warm-up shirts that read “Black Lives Matter”, the teams stood alongside each other on opposite sidelines while a video played […]

The NBA restart is finally upon us. We are now just hours away before the coronavirus-shortened campaign returns from a four-month hiatus that honestly felt like a lifetime. Tipping things off will be the Utah Jazz taking on the New Orleans Pelicans on Thursday night, in what should be an exciting battle between two formidable teams […]

Utah Jazz shooting guard Donovan Mitchell was upset at center Rudy Gobert in March after the Stifle Tower jokingly touched reporters’ mics and teammates’ belongings in the locker room before contracting COVID-19. However, according to Ric Bucher of Bleacher Report, Mitchell was also mad at Gobert for potentially putting more vulnerable members of the Jazz […]

One Western Conference exec has high praise for Utah Jazz shooting guard Donovan Mitchell. The anonymous executive told Ric Bucher of Bleacher Report that Mitchell reminds him of LeBron James, Stephen Curry and Dwyane Wade. The front office guy also mentioned how he doesn’t think the Jazz can build around Rudy Gobert if they are […]

Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell sees the league’s restart in Orlando as an opportunity to continue advocating for equality. Before the Jazz take on the New Orleans Pelicans to kick off the NBA restart in Walt Disney World on July 30, Mitchell spoke out about the importance of the game and the platform they have […]

The much-publicized dispute between Utah Jazz teammates Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchel stemming from both players testing positive for COVID-19 now seems to be a thing of the past. This is according to Gobert himself, who recently shared how he and Mitchell made amends. Gobert admitted that there was a real sense of resentment between […]

It seems that the supposed rift between Utah Jazz All-Stars Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert is now just a thing of the past. Shortly after the Jazz’s best players tested positive for COVID-19 last March, reports surfaced that Mitchell and Gobert’s fractured relationship was irreparable. However, Mitchell appeared to have completely moved on from the […]

Players of the Utah Jazz are going all-in on the NBA’s initiative allowing them to change the names at the back of their jerseys. It’s become the most visible way the that NBA has allowed players to promoting social justice. Jazz star Donovan Mitchell has been one of the most vocal about his stand for […]

Much was made about the tension stirring between Utah Jazz stars Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell in the immediate aftermath of Gobert and Mitchell’s positive COVID-19 tests. But the two are now ready to let bygones be bygones. Gobert and Mitchell have already demonstrated good chemistry on the floor during Utah’s exhibition games at the […]

The Utah Jazz and their spectacular PR and marketing team deserve a commendation for their recent NBA Awards campaign for Donovan Mitchell, Rudy Gobert and Jordan Clarkson. Utah used comic books as a way to push for Mitchell as an All-NBA team member, Gobert as the Defensive Player of the Year, and Clarkson as the […]

NBA fans have spent more than four months and the Utah Jazz players know exactly how it feels to have the game stripped from them, as their matchup with the Oklahoma City Thunder never came to be as the league postponed the rest of the 2019-20 season. Donovan Mitchell, who was one of the first […]

Utah Jazz All-Star Donovan Mitchell played golf for the the first time on Saturday. Now Mitchell thinks he’s Happy Gilmore: First time golfing today… I’m the real life Happy Gilmore ⛳️ — Donovan Mitchell (@spidadmitchell) July 18, 2020 The 6-foot-3 guard, of course, gave a reference to the movie “Happy Gilmore” starring Adam Sandler as […]

During his latest conference call with reporters, Utah Jazz shooting guard Donovan Mitchell revealed an area of his game he wants to take to the next level. Mitchell has already established himself as an elite scorer since getting drafted by the Jazz in 2017. Now, the high-flyer has aspirations of becoming a better and more […]

Utah Jazz star shooting guard Donovan Mitchell will soon suit up again after nearly a five-month hiatus of the 2019-20 NBA season. The Jazz guard tested positive for the coronavirus the day after the season came to a halt, but is now ready to tackle the restart in Orlando after a long layoff. The timing, […]

Instagram model Anna Mya took to Twitter over the weekend to allege she was already invited to the NBA bubble, which stirred up quite a bit of drama on social media. Naturally, the Twitter world was quick in trying to decipher who it was that exactly invited her in the first place. Orlando Magic center […]

Utah Jazz star Donovan Mitchell is raring to play in the NBA restart, but he admitted that he is currently facing some challenges inside the “bubble” at the Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. The 23-year-old guard is slowly getting acclimated to his new conditions, which involves odd practice times and plenty of idle time. […]

The Utah Jazz is one of the first NBA teams to enter the Orlando bubble in preparation for the restart of the season on July 30. This has prompted a rather cynical reaction from some of the players on the team as they arrived at Disney World on Tuesday. Jazz guard Jordan Clarkson posted a […]

The hovering rift between Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert and franchise star Donovan Mitchell has been a key topic of discussion during this long layoff. Their issues stem from well before the coronavirus pandemic hit, as a high-ranking executive described their relationship as a “2 out of 10” in the NBA drama scale. Gobert, who […]

The coronavirus pandemic surely strained the relationship between Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert and young star Donovan Mitchell — though their relationship had already shown a few dents, even before the virus hit. According a high-ranking Jazz executive, the relationship between the two vital cogs was a “2 out of 10 on the NBA drama […]

The NBA is beaming with young talent, from blazing fast speed demons like De’Aaron Fox to deadeye shooters like Jamal Murray, to high-flying studs like Zion Williamson. All three of these players have one thing in common — they’re all promising, budding stars under 24 years of age. Here at ClutchPoints, we’ll give you the […]

The unprecedented hiatus brought upon by the COVID-19 pandemic gave NBA players a ton of idle time on their hands. For three months, physically active athletes were forced to stay indoors and avoid public workouts. The NBA’s new generation of young stars, of course, used the spare time to catch up on their gaming habits. […]

A few months ago, Rudy Gobert’s relationship with Utah Jazz teammate Donovan Mitchell was on the rocks. Back in March, Gobert became the first NBA player to test positive for COVID-19, resulting in the 2019-20 campaign being suspended. But what aggravated Mitchell about Gobert’s positive test was a.) that Gobert was not taking the incoming […]

Utah Jazz star Donovan Mitchell was recently on the wrong end of some rather hateful comments on his own Instagram account. The 23-year-old shared a post on social media commemorating the Juneteenth holiday, which to his surprise, ended up being loaded with more than a few racially-charged statements in the comments section. Mitchell admitted that […]

Several NBA stars have come out to heap praise on Maya Moore following the recent release of Jonathan Irons, a man who had been serving a 50-year prison sentence. Moore, the first pick of the 2011 WNBA Draft, put her basketball career on hold in 2019 to focus on her prison ministry work. This has […]

The announcement of Rudy Gobert testing positive for COVID-19 not only led to the NBA suspending the regular season, but also internal strife in the Utah Jazz locker room. Just days before, Gobert mocked the league’s media distancing protocols by breathing and touching microphones at the podium during his media session, and he had reportedly […]

Despite their supposed testy relationship following the aftermath of the COVID-19 scare, Utah Jazz teammates Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert were on the same boat concerning the Black Lives Matter movement on Tuesday. The pair of All-Stars called out a supposed Jazz fan on Twitter, after claiming he will no longer support the team if […]

The NBA is considering delaying broadcasts slightly in order to censor trash talking or bad words, and Utah Jazz shooting guard Donovan Mitchell isn’t a fan. Mitchell wants to hear all the foul language: Naaaa let me hear it😂😂 https://t.co/7n2Xe58faE — Donovan Mitchell (@spidadmitchell) June 30, 2020 Since there will be no fans at the […]

As crazy as it might seem for some NBA fans, this summer will mark the 10-year anniversary of “The Decision” television special when LeBron James announced he would be joining the Miami Heat. At that time, some of today’s stars, including Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell, were only just beginning their pursuits of a career […]

While he certainly has great respect for Donovan Mitchell’s undeniable talent on the hardwood, Utah Jazz head coach Quin Snyder is even prouder of his star guard’s support of activism as of late. With issues of racism and social injustice continuing to divide the country, Mitchell has used his platform on social media, as an […]

Utah Jazz All-Star shooting guard Donovan Mitchell and New Orleans Pelicans combo guard Josh Hart have a fun and unique relationship. The two NBA youngsters, who routinely play video games together, had yet another classic moment on Thursday during a live stream. Mitchell, who won the 2018 Slam Dunk Contest, almost put Hart on a […]

When the “bubble” games begin on July 30 in Orlando, Florida, every NBA player partaking in the season’s restart will be at risk of contracting COVID-19 and getting hurt. Since players haven’t been able to train properly or play in games for over three months, there is an increased risk of injury at Walt Disney […]

Utah Jazz star guard Donovan Mitchell voiced his frustrations on Twitter after a mural dedicated to George Floyd was vandalized in Salt Lake City. Can’t even have a mural…. it’s sad dawg real sad! https://t.co/8ChupoJJHM — Donovan Mitchell (@spidadmitchell) June 21, 2020 Floyd died in police custody in Minneapolis at the end of May when […]

Utah Jazz All-Star shooting guard Donovan Mitchell’s Juneteenth post on Instagram elicited vitriolic backlash from fans who said he’s got no reason to complain since he’s a millionaire playing a sport. Mitchell later took to Twitter to question why fans only support Black basketball players on the court and not off the floor when they […]

The NBA will enter uncharted waters when it resumes its 2019-20 season at Walt Disney World in Orlando, but one thing that is sure to happen is tampering, as 22 teams will be sequestered in the bubble with ample opportunities to line out trades. Here are five possible moves that can emerge from the Orlando […]