An Emotional Donovan Mitchell sends prayers to Damar Hamlin and his family after horrific accident during the Bills vs Bengals game
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Donovan Mitchell had a historic record-breaking night for himself, as he helped the Cleveland Cavaliers cruise past the Chicago Bulls with a 134-145 win on Monday. Despite having a bad first quarter, Mitchell tuned back into his bag and shot the ball like it was a video game. The Cavaliers star scored a career-high and also NBA season-high 71 points against Chicago.
Despite having a good second quarter for himself, his team was still down by 18 points at the end of the first half. However, Mitchell came in with a purpose in the 3rd and scored a massive 24 points in the quarter. Spida had an answer for every Bulls’ question from then on, he went on to score another 18 points in the 4th. Even more remarkable was his crafty putback in the last seconds to even the game at the end of regulation.
Once the game went into overtime, Chicago had no answer for Mitchell, who was playing on a different stratosphere. Cavs outscored the Bulls 4-15, of which the 3 x All-Star scored 13 points, scoring more than 3 times the Bulls’ total score.
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Donovan Mitchell and Cleveland Cavaliers send prayers for Damar Hamlin and his family after his critical injury
Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin collapsed abruptly on the field on Monday during a game between the Bills and Bengals. He was administered CPR on the field and was quickly taken to the nearby local hospital. The NFL said that Damar was in critical condition. “Hamlin received immediate medical attention on the field by team and independent medical staff and local paramedics,” the NFL said in a statement. “He was then transported to a local hospital, where he is in critical condition.”
The injury took place after Hamlin tackled wide receiver, Tee Higgins. He quickly got up after the tackle, however, he abruptly collapsed afterward. Mitchell was heartbroken to hear the news. Speaking to a press conference after the game, Mitchell said the Cavs and his teammates are praying for Damar. “I wish him and his family, we are praying for him, all of us in the locker room.” Donovan said. He said Kevin Love broke the news to him about Hamlin. “Kevin Love actually hit me on it…we wanna wish the best and pray for everything goes well.”
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NBA fans in awe of Donovan Mitchell’s massive 71 points blast against the Chicago Bulls
After the Cavaliers star’s massive night, NBA fans on Twitter were hyped up. One of the fans went on to the extent that he asked Cavs to retire his jersey. He wrote on Twitter, “Hang that jersey up in the stadium.” While another fan wrote, “What a game DON! Shit, what a game!!!!” Here are some reactions from the fans on Twitter;
Even before Mitchell hit the franchise record, he had already surpassed LeBron James and Kyrie Irving. Both LeBron and Kyrie had 57 points for the Cavs, which was their franchise record. He scored and assisted 99 of the 143 points scored by the Cavaliers, the 2nd most in NBA history, only behind Wilt Chamberlin. DeMar DeRozan scored team-high 44 points for the Bulls.
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