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For most professional athletes, “money ain’t a thing,” as Jermaine Dupri would say. Often times, stars of the sporting world make charitable donations to various organizations. Other times, though, it’s a random act of kindness that proves their true nature. On Thursday morning, Sports Illustrated’s Twitter team released a heart-warming post. In the message, it […]

The 2018 ESPYs was hosted by racer Danica Patrick, who had her highs and lows on the stage. She drew crickets and groans when she made LeBron James and his hairline a punchline, but she brought the house down when she roasted J.R. Smith for that one blunder he committed in Game 1 of this […]

Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell finally bested Ben Simmons for an award. Both rookies were in the running — along with football running back Alvin Kamara of the New Orleans Saints and tennis player Sloane Stephens — for the 2018 ESPYS Best Breakthrough Athlete, and the “Spida” won. This year's Breakthrough Athlete Award goes to […]

People knew Donovan Mitchell was a good player ahead of the 2017 NBA Draft, but not that many before the 2017-18 season started thought that he was going to have a legendary rookie season in Salt Lake City. But here we are today, staring at Mitchell, thinking that the future of the Utah Jazz is […]

Though it hasn’t been confirmed just yet, it sounds like Utah Jazz shooting guard Donovan Mitchell might be getting his own shoe deal very soon. His teammate, Rudy Gobert, hinted at the news in an online video clip earlier this week. MOOD 👀🕷@spidadmitchell pic.twitter.com/nXCyXNkoAh — B/R Kicks (@brkicks) July 11, 2018 Mitchell, now 21 years […]

Utah Jazz phenom Donovan Mitchell is everywhere these days, it’s probably easier to say where he’s not at. And while his spectacular rookie campaign did not lead to a Rookie of the Year plum (or even the rare co-rookie honor), things are looking up for the 21-year-old. In fact, he may be the recipient of […]

Donovan Mitchell of the Utah Jazz suggests adding more flavor to the Summer League. Being a dunk champion himself, he said that a slam dunk contest should be added. Via his Twitter account, Mitchell said: There should definitely be a summer league dunk contest 👀👀 — Donovan Mitchell (@spidadmitchell) July 9, 2018 For teams, the Summer League […]

Déja Lighty, girlfriend of Rookie of the Year runner-up Donovan Mitchell, has taken to Twitter to respond to the now infamous Jordan Bell “call me” incident that transpired in the Golden State Warriors’ summer league game Friday night. Lighty appears to hold no ill will towards Bell, and has flippantly brushed off the incident through her tweet below. […]

During a Las Vegas Summer League game, Golden State Warriors big man Jordan Bell made a move. Well, it started with a block, but the real move was made following the rejection. Bell motioned for Donovan Mitchell’s girlfriend to call him. It appears that Mitchell took the joke well and isn’t mad at Bell. Mitchell […]

Jordan Bell has officially learned how to no longer have any chill on the basketball court. Maybe he learned from Draymond Green. During a Golden State Warriors summer league game in Las Vegas last night, Bell blocked a dunk and then immediate turned his attention to the crowd. There he found Utah Jazz shooting guard […]

Donovan Mitchell is becoming more than just a great player in the eyes of Utah Jazz fans. He’s also starting to turn into a folk hero, as he continues to genuinely embrace Salt Lake City. He went out to prove that again today, as he decided to show up at somebody else’s 4th of July […]

The NBA offseason is usually a busy time for players who are searching for their next contract. Figuring out where to play can be a daunting task. But for firmly entrenched players with contracts for next season, the offseason can be a bit less serious. After Donovan Mitchell tweeted about possibly seeing Kevin Hart in […]

Philadelphia 76ers forward Ben Simmons is here for all his haters chiming in after he took home the Rookie of the Year. He edged out Donovan Mitchell of the Utah Jazz and Jayson Tatum of the Boston Celtics. The controversy surrounding Simmons is due to the fact that he sat out a full year after […]

The Philadelphia 76ers’ social media team may very well end up with the night’s most savage mic drop. After it was settled once and for all who the top rookie was in the 2017-18 NBA after Ben Simmons took home the Rookie of the Year Award Monday night, the Sixers’ Twitter account immediately put their […]

After months of intense debates among experts and fans alike, the NBA has finally delivered the answer to the high-octane question of who the best rookie was in the last season. The answer came in the form of Philadelphia 76ers point guard Ben Simmons, who beat out his closest rival in Utah Jazz scoring dynamo […]

News broke back in May that superstar power forward/center Karl-Anthony Towns and the Minnesota Timberwolves are “not in a good place internally.” This was reported by ESPN’s Zach Lowe on The Lowe Post. His colleague Brian Windhorst asked Lowe to share his thoughts on Towns and the Timberwolves. Here is what Lowe said via Hoops Hype’s […]

Some of the NBA stars are set to gather Monday night in Santa Monica for the 2018 NBA Awards. Among those who are going to be present is Utah Jazz Donovan Mitchell, who is definitely the passenger of this highly-suggestive van, per SB Nation. Donovan Mitchell showed up to the #NBAAwards in this 😂 📷 […]

One of the most highly-discussed debates of the 2017-18 NBA season is which player between Utah Jazz shooting guard Donovan Mitchell and Philadelphia 76ers point guard Ben Simmons should take home Rookie of the Year honors. It appears Phoenix Suns small forward Josh Jackson is leaning toward the former on this one. The basis of this […]

The Utah Jazz did more than what most NBA fans expected of them this season. After trading for draft pick Donovan Mitchell, losing star Gordon Hayward last summer to the Boston Celtics in free agency, then subsequently trading for Ricky Rubio, the feeling around the NBA was that this past year would be a building […]

Thursday night’s NBA Draft in Brooklyn may have given the Charlotte Hornets some painful memories. Last year, the Hornets had the 11th pick in the first round which they used to select Kentucky Wildcats hotshot Malik Monk. But if everything were up to Steve Clifford, who was still then the Hornets’ head coach, Charlotte would […]

Grayson Allen played his college ball with the Duke Blue Devils, while Donovan Mitchell played for the Louisville Cardinals so the two had many battles during their college days. Now that the two are going to be teaming with the Utah Jazz, it was a good chance for Allen to relive some of the battles that […]

The 2018 NBA draft was held on Thursday night. Future 15-year veterans, NBA All-Stars, NBA Champions, and maybe even Hall of Famers crossed the stage. Please remember their names: DeAndre Ayton, Marvin Bagley, Luka Doncic, Trae Young, Mo Bamba, Collin Sexton, Mikal Bridges, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Michael Porter Jr, these players will shape the NBA landscape […]

Donovan Mitchell, incoming second-year man for the Utah Jazz played up Kyle Kuzma of the Los Angeles Lakers in a tweet. Just so y’all know it’s the guy y’all aren’t talking about that will shock you 9 months from now 🤫😏 @kylekuzma pic.twitter.com/gx2eYqO3qD — Donovan Mitchell (@spidadmitchell) June 21, 2018 Mitchell’s tweet came in during […]

Steve Clifford concluded a five-year run with the Charlotte Hornets with another season out of the playoffs, but in retrospects, the Hornets could have made it, had they drafted the right rookie. According to ESPN draft expert Jonathan Givony, the former coach was hellbent on selecting Louisville phenom Donovan Mitchell, but was overrulled by others […]

The Utah Jazz overachieved after losing Gordon Hayward in the offseason, getting a gem in the NBA Draft in Donovan Mitchell, who carried this team to the Western Conference semifinals. And while the Houston Rockets; a team which beat the Jazz 4-1 to move on to the Western Conference Finals, was beaten by the eventual […]

Basketball analyst Colin Cowherd compared Donovan Mitchell to a bunch of players, concluding that the Utah Jazz wunderkind will end up having a bad jumpshot. Mitchell responded. Talking on his show, Cowherd compared Mitchell to Russell Westbrook, John Wall, and Derrick Rose. He said that all of them start off as athletic freaks who subsequently […]

Donovan Mitchell discovered that Los Angeles Lakers rookie Lonzo Ball has a song dissing his own teammate Kyle Kuzma. The Utah Jazz phenom flocked to Twitter to share his thoughts about it. Via his own Twitter account, Mitchell said that Kuzma should respond to it: So @ZO2_ really made a diss track to his own […]

The Utah Jazz did more than what most expected of them this season. After losing star Gordon Hayward last summer, trading for Ricky Rubio, and drafting Donovan Mitchell, many expected this past year to be a building season for Utah as they worked to develop players in hopes of making the playoffs in the future. […]

The Utah Jazz were eliminated by the Houston Rockets this postseason, but Ricky Rubio doesn’t think that is the peak for this team and has high hopes for the future. In an interview with Catalan Esports, Rubio said he sees himself playing in an NBA Finals in a Jazz uniform. “We are young, we have […]

Utah Jazz rookie Donovan Mitchell has won the NBPA’s Leadfer of the New School award, as it was announced on various social media platforms. https://www.instagram.com/p/BjadmBmjxEK/?taken-by=thenbpa One of the many new Players Voice categories, the Leader of the New School award honors “the rookie who rose to the occasion and proved they are a star in the […]

Utah Jazz shooting guard Donovan Mitchell is pleading his case for Rookie of the Year even after his season and Ben Simmons’ has come to an end. The Louisville prodigy was seen liking a thread which claimed that Simmons was healthy enough to play near the end of the 2016-17 season, but chose not to. […]

Super rookie Donovan Mitchell of the Utah Jazz reflected on their superb season. From low expectations, the Jazz made it all the way to the second round of the playoffs. Moving forward, Mitchell expressed that he’s not satisfied with moral wins. The 21-year-old wants championships. Via The Players’ Tribune, Mitchell reflected on the night the […]

Donovan Mitchell burst onto the scene this past season, and although many expected he would be a solid NBA player, not many saw him carrying the load like he did during his rookie season for the Utah Jazz. It turns out that Mitchell had a little extra motivation, and it came from an article written […]

The Phoenix Suns were the big winners of last week’s 2018 NBA Draft Lottery when they were announced to have won the right to select the first overall pick. There’s no question that the Suns are the envy of just about every NBA team these days, as they have the luxury of picking the best […]

Utah Jazz rookie Donovan Mitchell took the NBA by storm this season as the 13th overall pick arguably gave the 2016 first overall selection Ben Simmons a run for his money in the Rookie of the Year conversation. Yet, that surprise factor is exactly what he expects will help him surpass Simmons in the voting […]

One of the strongest draft classes the NBA has ever seen in the last 20 years came in 2003 when LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Carmelo Anthony, and Chris Bosh were selected in the the top five which brought us some of the best players the game has ever seen. Last summer seems to have presented […]

Donovan Mitchell of the Utah Jazz was one of two unanimous vote-getters for the All-Rookie first team, the NBA announced Monday. Jayson Tatum of the Boston Celtics was the other. Mitchell had one of the best seasons for a Jazz rookie in the history of the franchise. He averaged over 20 points during the regular […]

Ben Simmons of the Philadelphia 76ers and Donovan Mitchell of the Utah Jazz were unanimously named to the All-Rookie first team, the NBA announced Tuesday. Mitchell and Simmons each received 100 out of a maximum 100 votes for first team and no votes for second team. Jayson Tatum of the Boston Celtics received 99 first-team […]

Utah Jazz head coach Quin Snyder is a candidate for NBA Coach of the Year. As such, super rookie Donovan Mitchell shared why he believes his coach should win the award. In his Twitter account, Mitchell posted: 👀👀👀👀 “lottery team” “won’t make the playoffs” “Will get swept first round” I GOT QUIN💯 https://t.co/GJ7keTi0KI — Donovan […]