SUMMARY
- Donovan Mitchell was ejected from his recent game against the Spurs.
- Mitchell tried to retaliate after Zach Collins hit him with a dirty elbow.
Donovan Mitchell lost control of his temper and tried to attack Zach Collins during a recent game between the Cleveland Cavaliers and San Antonio Spurs. As many NBA fans should be aware, Mitchell was traded to the Cavs to start last season and managed to help the team become contenders in the postseason once again.
When Spida and the Cavs faced off against the San Antonio Spurs, a certain play made by Zach Collins frustrated him greatly and urged him to retaliate. As a result, both of them were ejected from the game and were not able to see it through to the very end.
Consdering that Mitchell is not known to be a particularly dirty or violent player, fans must certainly be interested in finding out more about the events that led to this double ejection.
Zach Collins hit Donovan Mitchell with a dirty elbow
It turns out that Donovan Mitchell was not the instigator in this situation and merely failed to control himself after taking a serious hit from Zach Collins.
During the final stages of this game between the Spurs and Cavs, Collins set a screen on Spida to prevent him from efficiently guarding his man. Zach flared his elbow out and ended up hitting Mitchell in the face. Donovan went down but soon got up enraged and shoved Collins before the officials got in their way.
Fans who were able to see the footage concluded that Collins was to be blamed and that Donovan reacted in a way that any normal player would. However, questions regarding what could have been done to prevent this have also been raised.
Mitchell had 31 points in 35 minutes before being ejected
Given the amount of star talent and experience on the Cavs when compared to the Spurs, it is no real surprise that the Cavaliers comfortably controlled this game and cruised to victory. Mitchell and his squad led with a score of 115-98 with less than a minute left in the game. Considering that this was a blowout and that the Spurs had no chance of winning, several fans believe that Mitchell should have sat out the final minutes of this game.
In any case, Mitchell did not appear to be badly injured and is expected to be on the court with the Cavs for their next game.