Utah Jazz star guard Donovan Mitchell acknowledged Monday that he was "definitely frustrated and upset" with the late decision to scratch him from Sunday's playoff opener but emphasized focusing on moving forward after the team's medical staff cleared him to play in Game 2 against the Memphis Grizzlies.
Mitchell has been out since April 16 due to a sprained right ankle, longer than initially expected, and sources told ESPN that the surprising decision to hold him out of the 112-109 loss in Game 1 deepened tensions within the team regarding his recovery.