SALT LAKE CITY — Before he entered the locker room after posting a career-best 46 points, a couple of Utah Jazz legends were right there waiting for Donovan Mitchell in the hallway.
Fellow Louisville alum Darrell Griffith and former Utah Jazz All-Star Mark Eaton were among the distinguished alumni in the stands of Vivint Arena to witness Mitchell score 31 points in the second half of Utah’s 115-111 win against Milwaukee on Saturday night.
Both Eaton and Griffith’s numbers are dangling in the rafters, but they admired the mental toughness in the newest franchise star who is looking to someday reach that status.