Donovan Mitchell Offers Funny Apology After Nearly Posting Triple-Double in Cavs' Win

The Cleveland guard did almost everything right Wednesday.

Mitchell scored 23 points, pulled down 13 rebounds, and dished out nine assists, leaving him one dime shy of his first career triple-double. With less than two minutes to go and the Cavaliers nursing a seven-point lead, Mitchell drove aggressively to the basket—only to pass out of a wide-open look to center Evan Mobley in the corner.

In his postgame interview, Mitchell laughed and apologized to Cleveland fans for his attempt to stat-pad. "Cavs fans, I'm sorry, I should've put the game away earlier," Mitchell said. "That was a selifsh moment, I ain't gonna lie. That's on me. I haven't had one in my career, almost lost us the game doing that. That was a selfish moment, it won't happen again, and I apologize."Patrick Andres is a staff writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated.

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