On that play Young went under a screen—or at least he would have if he had been close enough for Tyler Herro to try to screen. Young simply settled in the paint as Mitchell shot the ball. As Young turned, Mitchell chased his miss, grabbed the rebound and ended up getting another wide-open look a few seconds later to the ice the game as Trae Young walked back into the lane.

Pretty much everyone who captures videos from NBA games posted the clip. All pointed out Mitchell's hustle. Many pointed out Young's lack of effort.

    You could see this coming from a mile away. Trae Young and Davion Mitchell yelled at each other a couple possessions earlier. Young dares him to shoot the first one and thinks he won the battle when Mitchell missed. As soon as Mitchell broke for the ball, you knew he had it. https://t.co/mLpxIQIMxX
    — Andy Bailey (@AndrewDBailey) April 19, 2025

     Trae Young just stood there and let Davion Mitchell snatch that rebound pic.twitter.com/IPGXJ3NgWc
    — Tedd Buddwell 🏀🏈 (@TedBuddy8) April 19, 2025

    This type of defensive effort from Trae Young is CRAZY with the season on the line.

    Doesn’t even try to contest the wide open three, then gets the rebound ripped out of his hands by the SHOOTER 🤯 pic.twitter.com/JacFPW40S6
    — KnicksMuse (@KnicksMuse) April 19, 2025

     Davion Mitchell just snatched Trae Young’s chain 😭😭 pic.twitter.com/clGg6bIMGh
    — BricksCenter (@BricksCenter) April 19, 2025