Donovan Mitchell was between NBA games with the Utah Jazz and couldn’t physically make it for the exhibition game on Tuesday. But his presence was felt by members of the University of Louisville basketball team.
Most, if not all, of the Louisville players were wearing a version of an Adidas line of shoes — red, yellow or black with pink soles — named in honor of Mitchell and provided to the UofL program. The Mitchell line has been designated as D.O.N. Issue No. 1, the letters standing for “Determination Over Negativity.”
Both the UofL men’s and women’s teams will be wearing Mitchell’s shoes during the 2019-20 basketball season.