NEW YORK — The bus motored through the streets of Manhattan as the Utah Jazz returned to their hotel after practice on Tuesday afternoon. Donovan Mitchell looked out the window and recognized a patch of concrete in the city, a park where he grew up playing. Then the Westchester, N.Y., native saw something else: a young boy shooting on one of the hoops, dressed in Mitchell’s jersey.
“It shows you life comes full circle,” Mitchell said.
Mitchell is reminded of that every time he returns to New York City and Madison Square Garden.
“It’s always a blessing,” he said.