On Wednesday, Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell pushed all the right buttons in his team's 114–106 win over the Philadelphia 76ers ... except for one.
Mitchell scored 23 points, pulled down 13 rebounds, and dished out nine assists, leaving him one dime shy of his first career triple-double. With less than two minutes to go and the Cavaliers nursing a seven-point lead, Mitchell drove aggressively to the basket—only to pass out of a wide-open look to center Evan Mobley in the corner.
In his postgame interview, Mitchell laughed and apologized to Cleveland fans for his attempt to stat-pad.
"Cavs fans, I'm sorry, I should've put the game away earlier," Mitchell said. "That was a selifsh moment, I ain't gonna lie. That's on me. I haven't had one in my career, almost lost us the game doing that. That was a selfish moment, it won't happen again, and I apologize."
Donovan Mitchell apologizes to Cavs fans for triple double hunting 😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/Hr4gLFHJJG
— Isaac Okoro Fan Club (@IsaacOkoroFan) November 14, 2024
Here, via Tony Pesta of Fear the Sword, is a video of Mitchell's ill-fated pass.
When you accidentally press pass in 2K pic.twitter.com/GZ7LvvokzZ
— Tony Pesta (@Tony_Pesta) November 14, 2024
Guard Darius Garland chuckled when asked about Mitchell's moment postgame.
Darius Garland reacting to Donovan hunting for that triple double lmaooo#LetEmKnow pic.twitter.com/3DlTnS7RoN
— Isaac Okoro Fan Club (@IsaacOkoroFan) November 14, 2024
At 13-0, the Cavaliers are off to the NBA's best start in nine years.
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This article was originally published on www.si.com as Donovan Mitchell Offers Funny Apology After Nearly Posting Triple-Double in Cavs' Win.
