As Pacers two-time All-Star Tyrese Haliburton howled, encouraging the sellout crowd — which included WNBA star Caitlin Clark — to rise, Cavs star Donovan Mitchell slowly walked off the floor.
He never returned.
At one point during that deplorable first half, Mitchell suffered a left ankle injury that kept him in the locker room the rest of the night. No need for a front-row seat to Cleveland’s latest postseason beatdown.
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With about 10 minutes left in the game, a chant started booming through the arena:
We want Boston! We want Boston!