Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell (45) is pictured shouting to his team in the first half during an NBA basketball game against the Dallas Mavericks at home in Salt lake City on January 25, 2020
Donovan Mitchell is an American professional basketball player who was born in Elmsford, NY on September 7, 1996. He played college basketball for the Louisville Cardinals from 2015-2017, before he decided to cut his sophomore year short to enter the 2017 NBA Draft. Donovan, a point guard/shooting guard, was selected by the Denver Nuggets with the 13th overall pick — but was traded on draft night to the Utah Jazz. Mitchell was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team and won the 2018 Slam Dunk Contest — all in his rookie year, which landed him in the running for NBA Rookie of the Year. Philadelphia 76ers point guard, Ben Simmons ended up winning. Donovan landed a multi-million dollar signature shoe deal with Adidas in June 2019. The launch of his D.O.N. Issue #1 was in conjunction with the Spider Man film franchise. He is known for his charity and philanthropic efforts, as well as his anti-bullying advocacy. Donovan is very close with his sister, Jordan Mitchell and mother Nicole Mitchell. On March 12, 2020, Donovan confirmed in a lengthy post on Instagram that he tested positive for coronavirus. Coronavirus, also known was COVID-19 is a new disease that emerged in China in December 2019. The news came just less than 24 hours after his teammate, Rudy Gobert tested positive for coronavirus on March 11.
