CLEVELAND — If Donovan Mitchell is feeling a mere twinge in his left ankle by Tuesday, it'll be time for the Cavaliers to carefully place the All-Star guard in bubble wrap and say, “We'll just need to clinch the No. 1 seed without you. See you in the playoffs.”
The message Cavs coach Kenny Atkinson has been reiterating since September about postseason health being the organization's main priority came to the forefront in the third quarter of Sunday's 120-113 loss to the Sacramento Kings at Rocket Arena.
As Mitchell ran to the defensive end of the floor after making a layup,