Former UtahJazz star Donovan Mitchell played his first game in Utah as an opponent and put on a show, then spoke afterward about the significance of the moment, while vowing to continue his off-court activism. TakeNote
Beyond that, the mystery du jour of whether Jazz fans would lovingly welcome back or angrily spurn the former star in his return to Salt Lake City was revealed just as quickly and definitively.
“I was really comfortable — I’m not gonna lie to you. It wasn’t wasn’t weird. It was just like I’m playing at home like I have been for the past five years,” he said. “You know, the reception was phenomenal, I’m appreciative of it. … But it felt like a just a typical Jazz night — back and forth, screaming, yelling. It was it was awesome. It was good to be back.
Jazz coach Will Hardy, asked pregame about what he anticipated regarding the coming atmosphere, noted that “there’s always emotions” in such situations, then correctly predicted it ultimately would be a hard-fought game wherein all the relevant passions in play found their proper equilibrium. Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell signs autographs as the Utah Jazz host the Cleveland Cavaliers, NBA basketball in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023.“I’m gonna continue to speak for people that you guys don’t put a camera in front of because they don’t have that voice, they’re not able to speak on it. That’s always been my intention and that’s always going to be my intention,” Mitchell said. “… I’m not gonna stop using my voice the way I feel like I should.
Alternately dejected and feisty, Cavs coach J.B. Bickerstaff — when not ripping the refereeing for the flagrant-foul call that effectively handed Jordan Clarkson a seven-point play and completely changed the momentum of the game — praised his new star for doing all he could to enable Cleveland to win.
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