An MRI on the suitable ankle sprain of Donovan Mitchell revealed no structural harm, however the Utah Jazz guard is predicted to overlook a number of video games earlier than he’s cleared to return, sources instructed ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
Mitchell suffered the damage throughout the third quarter of Friday’s 119-111 win over the Pacers when he jumped to attempt to deflect an extended outlet go and got here down awkwardly together with his foot beneath Indiana guard Edmond Sumner. Mitchell instantly grabbed his decrease leg in ache and wanted assist attending to the locker room, with teammate Royce O’Neale and a coach supporting him.
Sources instructed Wojnarowski on Friday that Mitchell has a low ankle sprain and that X-rays have been unfavorable. He has been formally dominated out of Saturday’s recreation in opposition to the Los Angeles Lakers.
“Clearly we hope that it is nothing severe,” coach Quin Snyder stated after Friday’s recreation, “however they’re within the technique of doing the whole lot they’ll do to evaluate that.”
The Jazz will even be with out Rudy Gobert (proper knee contusion), Mike Conley Jr. (proper knee soreness) and Derrick Favors (proper knee soreness) in opposition to the Lakers, in line with the crew. All three are sitting out the second recreation of the back-to-back for damage restoration, sources instructed Wojnarowski; Favors additionally didn’t play Friday.
Mitchell has been on an offensive tear prior to now month, averaging 30.zero factors per recreation in April with scoring outbursts not executed in a Jazz uniform since Karl Malone. Mitchell had a four-game run of scoring not less than 35, with 40 in three of the 4 video games.
The 24-year-old is averaging profession highs nearly throughout the board in his fourth season with 26.four factors, four.four rebounds and 5.2 assists for the first-place Jazz.
Info from ESPN’s Royce Younger was used on this report.