An MRI on Donovan Mitchell’s injured ankle showed no structural damage, giving the Utah Jazz some hope that their leading scorer would not be out of the lineup for a long period of time, US media reported on Saturday.
Mitchell suffered the right ankle injury in the third quarter of Friday’s 119-111 NBA victory over the Indiana Pacers.
Mitchell jumped in an effort to thwart a Pacers pass and twisted his ankle as he tried to dodge the leg of Indiana guard Edmond Sumner.
He grabbed his ankle, grimaced in pain and raised his hand for the trainer.
“We hope there’s nothing serious, but they’re in the process of doing everything they can to assess that,” Jazz coach Quin Snyder s…
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