The game did not end the way Donovan Mitchell wanted. But even in defeat, it was a special night for the young Jazz guard as he squared off with Dwyane Wade in Miami.
“To be honest with you, that was surreal,” the young Jazz guard told reporters in the locker room afterward. “You can’t really think about it in the game but to look back at it, you’re playing against your idol essentially. I talked to him many times this summer about his career, his habits off the floor. That was a special moment.”
Mitchell has sought Wade out for advice multiple times since he entered the NBA last year.