It’s been an eventful year for Akil Mitchell. He’s trying out for an NBA team after going undrafted and playing overseas for three years. He’s been reunited with his college teammate, Joe Harris. And he can see clearly. That’s probably his biggest accomplishment after a horrific injury in January while playing for the New Zealand Breakers of the Australian Basketball League.
On the night of January 26 while playing the New Zealand capital of Auckland (coincidentally Sean Marks hometown), Mitchell got poked in his left eye. He immediately knew this wasn’t a normal injury.