Eighteen days. This is the time it took Donovan Mitchell to recover from a blow to the head against the Lakers. Between nausea and migraines, the rear All-Star lived an ordeal of several days, to the point of consulting a specialist.
“The first five or six days, I couldn’t do anything” he says thus. “I wasn’t on my phone, I wasn’t playing Xbox, I wasn’t leaving my house. Between the headaches and the nausea, I was in pretty bad shape.
“It’s Donovan Mitchell, and he makes life easier for everyone”
On several occasions, Donovan Mitchell felt better, to the point of considering a return, but the headaches returned after a plane trip. ” I had gotten to a point where frankly, I was a little nervous. I’ve had concussions before and none of them really made me feel this bad. “
Reassured by a specialist and back on his feet with treatment, Donovan Mitchell was making his big comeback tonight against the Nets. Without him, the Jazz remained on six defeats in eight matches, and from the first action, he reassured everyone with a laser pass for Royce O’Neale. Behind, he plants a 3-pointer, goes for throws, and serves Udoka Azubuike near the circle. The game has only started two minutes: the Jazz leads 10-0 and Donovan Mitchell is already at 5 points and 2 assists.
“He takes the pressure off others, especially Mike Conley” analyzes Alex Jensen, the interim coach. “Teams focus on him so much that it frees up the others up front. It’s Donovan Mitchell, and he makes everyone’s life easier. “
“I told someone that I hadn’t felt my legs this light in a very long time”
After this amazing start to the match, Donovan Mitchell will sign one of his cleanest performances of the season: 27 points in 22 minutes with an 8/10 on shots, including 6/7 from 3-points and 5 out of 5 on throws- frank. All with 6 assists, 3 rebounds and 1 block. And four stray balls that Quin Snyder will point out to him by text message after the match.
” That’s why we all love him. He is a man of details” smiles Donovan Mitchellbefore adding: “I was so happy to play basketball… Before the game, I used to joke with my teammates telling them that it doesn’t matter if the shots don’t come in. I was just happy to run, defend, think about the game, and play with my teammates. I told someone that I hadn’t felt my legs this light in a very long time. “
Surprise holder, rookie Udoka Azubuike enjoyed the show. “He was amazing! It was like a video game. At one point, I had to pull myself together because I was just looking at him. All the shots returned. Don is a star! “
