Utah Jazz star Donovan Mitchell returned to game action Wednesday against the Dallas Mavericks after suffering a sprained ankle Saturday and reaggravating it Monday, and he was in fine form. In particular, Mitchell unleashed one incredible highlight, driving the lane hard against forward Luka Doncic (#77, listed at 6’7”) and dunking over both Doncic and Mavericks’ big man Maxi Kleber (#42, listed at 6’11”, eight inches taller than Mitchell):
DONOVAN MITCHELL DOWN HARD! 🕷️😤
Halftime on League Pass:#TeamIsEverything 68#MFFL 45
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— NBA (@NBA) November 8, 2018
Here’s a replay of that:
Donovan, our hearts https://t.co/XVGoC0voPH
— Utah Jazz (@utahjazz) November 8, 2018
And here’s the full version of how this looked in the moment from photographer Russell Isabella (via USA Today Sports Images; a cropped version of this photo is seen at the top):
And that wasn’t even Mitchell’s only highlight of the night. Here’s another one from later in this game, where following a missed shot led to another impressive dunk:
Donovan Mitchell follows the play! 💥#TeamIsEverything 97#MFFL 78
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— NBA (@NBA) November 8, 2018
The Jazz wound up winning 117-102, and Mitchell finished with a team-high 23 points while adding seven assists, five rebounds and two steals. Not a bad night, and one where he produced some amazing highlights.
