Utah Jazz’s medical staff decide to hold Donovan Mitchell out of Utah Jazz’s Game 1 vs. Grizzlies
The All-Star guard announced post-shootaround that he was “ready to go tonight,” but the team’s doctors convened afterward and decided not to allow him to play.
(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell (45) talks strategy with the team during a timeout as the Utah Jazz take on the Memphis Grizzlies during Game 1 of the first-round playoffs at Vivint Arena, May 23, 2021.
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