The crowd roared as he led his team out of the tunnel.
Twenty-five points and 48 minutes of game time later, they gave him a standing ovation as he walked off the court.
Donovan Mitchell is back.
And so are the Utah Jazz.
The Jazz bounced back to grab 141-129 Game 2 win over the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday night, leveling this first-round playoff series 1-1.
“Tonight was a good start,” Mitchell said. “But it’s 1-1 and we have to continue to build on that.”
In his return to the court, Mitchell led his team in scoring (on 8-of-19 shooting over 26 minutes) in his first game action since badly spraining his right ankle on April 16.