An MRI on Donovan Mitchell’s right ankle sprain revealed no structural damage, but the Utah Jazz guard is expected to miss several games before being allowed to return, sources told Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.
Mitchell suffered the injury during the third quarter of Friday’s 119-111 win over the Pacers when he jumped to try to deflect a long pass and went down uncomfortably with his foot under Indiana guard Edmond Sumner. Mitchell immediately grabbed his lower leg in pain and needed help getting to the locker room, with teammate Royce O’Neale and a coach supporting him.
Sources told Wojnarowski on Friday that Mitchell has a low ankle sprain and the X-rays were negative.
“Obviously, we hope it’s nothing serious,” coach Quin Snyder said after Friday’s game, “but they’re in the process of doing everything they can to evaluate it.”
Mitchell has suffered an offensive tear last month, averaging 30.0 points per game in April, with unmatched scores in Jazz uniform from Karl Malone. Mitchell added a maximum of 35 games in four games, with 40 in three of the four games.
The 24-year-old averages maximums in his practice season in his fourth season with 26.4 points, 4.4 rebounds and 5.2 assists for the ranked Jazz.
This report uses information from ESPN’s Royce Young.