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Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell met with a specialist Tuesday to debate ongoing concussion signs, league sources confirmed to the Deseret Information.
Mitchell initially sustained a head harm simply earlier than halftime on Jan. 17 towards the Los Angeles Lakers, however felt ok to complete that sport. It wasn’t till later that evening that Mitchell began to exhibit indicators of a concussion.
Since then he’s been within the NBA’s concussion protocol which requires a participant to be symptom-free following quite a few completely different checks and drills.
On Friday, a group spokesperson advised reporters that Mitchell had performed 3-on-3 basketball the day earlier than, had cleared the concussion protocol, and was in a reconditioning section. That nevertheless turned out to be a miscommunication between the coaching/medical workers and the spokesperson. Mitchell has not but cleared the NBA’s concussion protocol and continues to expertise signs.
These signs, irrespective of how minor, are one thing that the Jazz and Mitchell are each taking very severely. The Jazz have at all times erred on the aspect of warning and been conservative in the case of accidents and getting back from them, and a head harm isn't one thing to take frivolously.
Mitchell in search of data or therapy from a specialist along with the therapy and monitoring he receives from the Jazz’s medical and coaching workers has been supported and inspired by everybody throughout the Jazz group.
Mitchell didn't undergo shootaround on Wednesday morning forward of the Jazz’s residence sport towards the Denver Nuggets and can miss an eighth consecutive sport Wednesday evening as he stays within the NBA’s concussion protocol.
After the preliminary harm, Mitchell didn't journey on a two-game journey with the Jazz to Golden State and Phoenix.
Following that journey, Jazz common supervisor Justin Zanik met with native reporters and mentioned that a return towards Memphis (Friday) or Minnesota (Sunday) appeared possible. Mitchell, traveled to each cities with the Jazz however continued to expertise concussion-like signs and has remained sidelined.