![]() Mike Conley, on Shaq's comments about Donovan Mitchell: "I’ve been a big fan of Don’s and seeing the way he’s grown, even before he was here. I don’t get the point of Shaq doing this. ![]() He just dropped 36 PPG in a playoff series last year. I have no idea what Shaq was trying to accomplish with this, but it certainly did not go the way he thought it would.Īlso like, Donovan Mitchell isn’t one of these young dudes who has plateaued. Look at how we played, look at how we guarded. Mitchell handled it perfectly:ĭonovan's response when Shaq tells him he doesn't have what it takes to get to the next level:ĭonovan Mitchell on the comments from Shaq and Barklet on hate to take a win like this and make it about what they said about me. This was awkward and weird of Shaq to do. I said it on purpose because I wanted you to hear it. Immediately after the game he went on TNT and had to hear Shaq, who said earlier in the night that Mitchell was just a scorer, say: “I said tonight that you are one of my favorite players but you don’t have what it takes to get to the next level. The fourth-year guard finished with a game-high 36 points, seven rebounds, and five assists. Mitchell and the Jazz beat the Pelicans, 129-118, for their seventh straight win. Shaquille O’Neal and the NBA on TNT crew have had a few awkward postgame interviews with young players over the years but what happened late Thursday night with Utah Jazz star Donovan Mitchell might have been the most bizarre one yet.
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