On January 19, Beijing time, the 2021-22 NBA regular season was in full swing. Earlier today, the Jazz officially announced that Mitchell triggered a concussion protection agreement.
In yesterday's Jazz game against the Lakers, Mitchell had a physical confrontation in the second quarter and was hit in the head. According to previous reports, Mitchell developed concussion symptoms after the game. The Jazz lost to the Lakers 95-101, and Mitchell played 37 minutes in the game, shooting 6-of-19, including 8-of-8 three-pointers, for a combined 13 points, eight rebounds and seven assists.
The reason why Mitchell suffered a concussion is suspected to be related to Westbrook. Before the end of the first half of yesterday's game, the Lakers launched an attack, and After Receiving Tucker's pass in the bottom corner, Westbrook tried to break through in the face of Mitchell's reinforcement. In the process, his left elbow hit Mitchell in the head, and Mitchell then covered his head and walked to the side.
Apparently, Mitchell's state was also severely affected by the concussion. He scored just 7 points on 3-of-11 in the second half of the game, including 0-of-4 in the final quarter, including conceding three three-pointers. Mitchell failed to help the Jazz in the process of being turned over by the Lakers, and he confessed after the game: I can't remember the last time I lost all three points with Clarkson and Borgdanovic.
So far this season, Mitchell has averaged 33.5 minutes per game, averaging 25.5 points, 4 rebounds, 5.2 assists and 1.6 steals, shooting 45 percent from the field and 33.9 percent from three-point range.