Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell (Russell Isabella-USA TODAY Sports)
Rust won’t be lacking in Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell’s first game back.
Sprained ankles are no joke, says the writer who recently imitated the injury of Utah Jazz centerpiece Donovan Mitchell. Granted, my unwelcomed tumble was a product of ill-advised smartphone usage while walking a headstrong mutt in a neighborhood with indistinct curbs during the pitch-black night.
Mitchell’s fall, of course, was of the more valiant variety. It came on the court for the Jazzmen during their April 16 home win over the Indiana Pacers; as a result, he missed the final 16 games of the regular season plus Sunday’s Game 1 home loss, 112-109, to the No.