Donovan Mitchell

U.S. Sports Pauses Amidst the Coronavirus Pandemic

As the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has taken the world by storm, professional and amateur sports leagues across the country have had to respond swiftly and cautiously. Just moments before the NBA’s Utah Jazz game tipped off against the Oklahoma City Thunder in Oklahoma City on Wednesday, Mar. 11, 2020, the game was canceled. A decision that came after the NBA announced the league would be suspended until further notice as one player from the Jazz tested positive for coronavirus. It was only two days prior that the player who tested positive, NBA All-Star Rudy Gobert, jokingly touched every microphone and

The L.A. Clippers Lose Rhythm Against the Utah Jazz

A tough second half erased a contending first-half performance for the Clippers. Center Ivica Zubac stepped up in the wake of center Montrezl Harrell being sidelined due to illness, the team forced turnovers and fought to extend possessions.

Popularity of NBA In China Seems to Create Endless Options

Kobe Bryant went to China for the first time in 1998, making the trip to Beijing to help operate an instructional basketball clinic for about a dozen kids. The local coaches working with him didn’t know a lot about the game. Barely anyone noticed that an NBA player was in town.