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Utah athletes who made us love sports in 2018

Steve Griffin, Deseret News

Utah's Donovan Mitchell, Kyle Korver, Ricky Rubio and Royce O'Neale explode from the bench as the Jazz build a big lead late in the fourth quarter against the San Antonio Spurs at Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018.

SALT LAKE CITY — As impressive as Donovan Mitchell has been so far with the Utah Jazz — his sophomore shooting slump notwithstanding — what the young NBA player has done off the court might be even more impressive.

And, no, this is not a reference to his amazing dunks that happen 10 feet above the hardwood.