Donovan Mitchell found out NBA All-Star selection from his mother, grateful for Cavaliers’ support

Donovan Mitchell found out NBA All-Star selection from his mother, grateful for Cavaliers’ support

Donov took a few quarters to get the old engines revved up here second night of a back to back but ultimately had to get it done yeah you know I think the big like resiliency you know um tough one last night had to fight in the fourth

Quarter and then same thing tonight you know you got to give this team credit you know they’ve had a interesting season you know what I’m saying and for them to continue to fight continue to play hard they got guys that you know can really you know continue to get

Better and play hard so you know I think for us it’s kind of getting accustomed to that throughout the game and you know figure it out on the fourth nothing about the game was easy right so how did you kind of overcome just the hunger that they kept coming fighting back at

Oh I think you know the biggest thing is just like you know understanding that it’s going to be a game of runs you know what I’m saying understanding that they’re going to they’re going to make push they’re going to make shots you know and at the end of the day we made

Some good plays But ultimately we didn’t uh we didn’t execute well in the first half so coming back in the second half com out of time out moving the ball better playing better defense and you know timately getting the dog felt like you guys were searching for a spark in

That second half how did Caris kind of provide that big time you know he’s he’s a guy that you know does whatever is needed you know we call it ver vers going to convert you know what I’m saying so at the end of the day he does

Whatever’s called for us every night you know I think the biggest thing also Darius Garland making some key plays as well on the offensive end um and obviously when you lose Jared Allen know we have to do it together as a group D weight at the five uh so it was a good

Win I know that you were hoping to not find out the news about making your fifth consecutive allstar game until after the game but someone told me that your mom did break it to you right yeah um I’m shooting pregame my phone’s going off my music keeps stopping and I’m like

All right who is it so I’m shooting on the court and talking to my mom with my headphones on um so M if you watching this I appreciate it um but yeah you know it’s it’s a blessing you know God is good you know I wouldn’t be here

Without my teammates uh both Awards you know to be able to I wouldn’t be able to be in this position out the trust of my teammates this organization so I’m very grateful you know all the hard work you put in at the end of the day you know it

Comes to fruition so God is good I’m very thankful you said at two Awards the second one will be Eastern Conference player of the month I know you still have a lot of the season to go but are you a person that can take a minute to

Just reflect on all of the hard work that you put in every single day to get you to these points yeah you know I think for me it’s tough when you’re you know continuously moving continuously moving but you know taking those moments is I think is key you know it it helps

Pre prevent you know the length of the Season know getting to you the small winds you know and at the end of the day uh I’m very blessed to be able to have that but like I said like you said the the work I put in over the summer on a

Day-to-day basis you you see me um just trying to show up early do my thing um and you know as long as it’s contributing to winning too that’s the biggest part cuz you could average all these numbers and do all that but as long as contributes to winning basketball that’s all that matters

Player of the week Allstar and a win all in one night pretty good day huh appreciate not too bad not too bad

Cavs star Donovan Mitchell catches up with Serena Winters after the wine-and-gold’s 108-101 win in Memphis.