For the time being, Donovan Mitchell is confined to the sidelines.
The Utah Jazz All-Star has been forced to wait and watch his teammates surge toward the NBA playoffs over the past two weeks as he recovers from a sprained right ankle.
“When life brings you challenges and puts you on the sideline, the question is: Will you come back stronger?” Mitchell said Thursday.
The NBA superstar, however, wasn’t discussing his rehab from injury.
Mitchell delivered the University of Utah’s commencement address on Thursday, reminding the Class of 2021 how strong they have been to endure, especially over the past year, and urging them to be a generation that leads our world into better times.