Donovan Mitchell misses All-Star practice with illness

Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell (45) drives forward of Orlando Magic guard Jalen Suggs (4) through the recreation at Vivint Area in Salt Lake Metropolis on Friday, Feb. 11, 2022.

Spenser Heaps, Deseret Information

CLEVELAND — Utah Jazz All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell didn't participate in All-Star observe on Saturday morning resulting from a non-COVID sickness, in response to a staff spokesperson.

Mitchell has not been dominated out for the All-Star Recreation on Sunday night time.

The practices at All-Star weekend are principally ceremonial. On the courtroom on the Wolstein Middle at Cleveland State College, every All-Star staff had a 45-minute window during which they'd “observe” in entrance of an area stuffed with followers.

However slightly than undergo any type of stringent drills or scrimmages, gamers stand up some photographs, take part in trivia video games with the in-arena host and compete towards one another in halfcourt shot competitions.

Half courtroom photographs. Andrew Wiggins was the primary to hit one pic.twitter.com/LmZDDkxqN4

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Staff Durant, that includes Jazz middle Rudy Gobert, was first on the courtroom on Saturday, adopted by Staff LeBron, which might have featured Mitchell earlier than the guard was absent from the festivities.

The NBA All-Star Recreation ideas off on TNT Sunday night time at 6 p.m. MST.