Donovan Mitchell Makes Honest Admission About Old Rift With Rudy Gobert

Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell during the Jazz's 132–127 overtime win over the Rockets on March 2, 2022. | Troy Taormina-Imagn Images

Just four short years ago, nobody in the NBA wanted to play the Utah Jazz.

The 52-20 squad gamely took all comers en route to the best record in the NBA that year. They manhandled the Memphis Grizzlies in the first round of the playoffs. In the Western Conference semifinals, however, they lost to the Los Angeles Clippers—and that was that.