SALT LAKE CITY — “New year, new me.”
This tweet sent out by Utah Jazz star Donovan Mitchell from Toronto, Canada on Jan. 1, shortly after counting down 2019, was originally meant to be a joke.
“I was just being funny. Everybody says the same thing every year, so I figured I’d join them,” Mitchell explained ahead of the Jazz’s game versus Toronto on Jan. 1. “I figured I would join the hysterics.”
But since Jan. 1, the Jazz have turned their season around as one of the hottest teams in the NBA with 20 games remaining.