Regular doping testing is mandatory throughout the NBA. Players typically had to take four random tests during a season, and then two more during the break and Donovan Mitchell was picked after a game that went down in NBA history.
Donovan Mitchell was tested for doping after the game scored 71 points
While there’s no real way to prove otherwise, a test that comes just hours after Donovan Mitchell’s historic performance is certainly no coincidence.
Mitchell’s outburst helped the Cleveland Cavaliers level the gap to 21 points to beat the Chicago Bulls in extra time.
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With 71 points scored, Mitchell became the seventh player in NBA history to reach 70 points, equaling many legends. In addition to the 71 points scored, the Cleveland Cavaliers star also had 11 assists, making him the only player to reach the milestone of 70 points – 10 assists in the 76-year history of the league.
Donovan Mitchell’s day of unstoppable form made him the top scorer in Cleveland Cavaliers history when the previous best was just 57 points, belonging to LeBron James and Kyrie Irving.
Donovan Mitchell spent the first 5 years of his career at the Utah Jazz, then he landed at the Cleveland Cavaliers in the summer transfer blockbuster series in 2022. It didn’t take too long, the 26-year-old defender immediately got used to the system. new attack system and leave a bold mark.
