Donovan Mitchell Pays Tribute To Late Grandmother
Sep 6, 2020, 10:55 AM | Updated: 10:55 am
Donovan Mitchell of the Utah Jazz (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
(Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – Donovan Mitchell paid tribute to his late grandmother on Sunday. The Utah Jazz All-Star posted a lengthy message on his Instagram page paying honor to his maternal grandmother, along side a photo of him holding her hand while she rested in a hostpital bed.
“Im messed up man….” Mitchell wrote. “I know your in a better place grandma… I’m in shock! You were such a fighter! Without you this family isn’t here! From the trips to see you in Georgia or the family reunions or even back in Dobbs Ferry! Trying to teach me and Jordan Spanish!
“There is no Donovan Mitchell without you! I don’t get here if it wasnt for you! The man I am today the mother I have today and the sister I have today was your legacy… started with you coming from Panama!! The last game you were able to see was me scoring 57…. who would’ve thought! That was all you pulling me along… you stayed strong to watch me through it! I love you grandma I will forever miss you! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU”
Mitchell wrote that the last time his grandmother was able to watch him play was during the Jazz game one loss to the Denver Nuggets in the playoffs when Mitchell scored a career-high 57 points.
The guard added another shorter post on Twitter.
“There’s no me without…” Mitchell tweeted. “I love you grandma.”
There’s no me without you… I love you grandma 😭🙏🏾
— Donovan Mitchell (@spidadmitchell) September 6, 2020
The Jazz season ended last Tuesday. Mitchell posted a video on his Instagram age of himself with his sister on the East coast soon after the Jazz game seven loss.
