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. I said it on purpose because I wanted you to hear it. What do you have to say about that?” What did Mitchell have to say? “Aight.”
More on Shaq vs. Mitchell
Ben Anderson: Donovan Mitchell on the comments from Shaq and Barkley on @NBAonTNT . "I hate to take a win like this and make it about what they said about me. Look at how we played, look at how we guarded. I'm happy."
Eric Walden: Donovan Mitchell, on the TNT commentary: "We’ve won seven in a row. I hate to take a win like this and make it about me. … I’m here to play basketball and to win and to be the best teammate I can be. If they don’t like it, they don’t like it."
Tony Jones: Rudy Gobert on the TNT crew and comments: "At the end of the day, whatever they want to call us, if we keep winning games, they will have to watch us anyway. Hopefully they have to watch us until July. And then they can call us whatever they want."
Eric Walden: 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 know how you can make a statement like that regarding his progress at such a young age. He's gotten better every year."
Ryan McDonald: Donovan just posted this on Instagram
