The locker room floods with reporters looking for quotes after a game. There’s typically a huddle around a few of the game’s star players, and in a cramped space, other players can find themselves tiptoeing around a crowd.
Donovan Mitchell found himself in a position he never has been in before after the Jazz held off the Washington Wizards 104-101 last Wednesday night. Mitchell, instead of being the center of attention, had to squeeze past reporters who were crushed in around fellow rookie and teammate Royce O’Neale.
But this was hardly an inconvenience for Mitchell, who has been one of O’Neale’s biggest cheerleaders throughout the season.