There's no sugarcoating it or whatsoever: Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell is not happy with the way he's being officiated by NBA referees, suggesting that he's being treated differently.

In a recent talk with reporters, Mitchell opened up about his frustration in officiating that boiled over during the Jazz's game against the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday. During the contest, the 25-year-old punched the air in frustration after he felt he felt he was fouled leading him to airball a layup.

“I’m intentionally trying to get to the basket, get to the free-throw line, and I’m airballing layups—that’s not me. And I just felt like, at that point, I just had to sound off because it was just getting ridiculous” Mitchell explained, per Eric Walden of The Salt Lake Tribune. “… I’m not going to make this solely a ‘Donovan being officiated different’ thing, but I do feel there are times when I don’t get to those calls, and I was tired of it.

“I am tired of it because I’m working my ass off to get downhill and try to create [for] our offense. … I’m constantly being hand-checked or stopped with two hands because I’m so strong. That can’t keep continuing to happen. It leads to turnovers, bad shots … it puts everyone in a bad spot.”

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For what it's worth, Donovan Mitchell has a valid point. He's a guard known to use his athleticism to attack the rim and rack up points, so it's to be expected that he gets fouled more often compared to his peers.

Unfortunately for him, the numbers suggest otherwise. The Jazz superstar is only averaging 4.4 attempts from the free-throw line, which is quite few for a player with his playing style. For comparison, Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant–who also loves hurting the rim so much–is averaging 7.3 attempts from the free throw line.

It remains to be seen if there will be some changes in officiating after Mitchell's latest rant, but the Jazz star shouldn't have his hopes high. Besides, several other players in the league have whined about the same situation only for their complaints to fall in deaf ears.