Utah Jazz: Donovan Mitchell All-Star Weekend recap

LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 17: Donovan Mitchell #45 of the Utah Jazz talks to the media after winning the dunk contest during the Verizon Slam Dunk Contest during State Farm All-Star Saturday Night as part of the 2018 NBA All-Star Weekend on February 17, 2018 at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, California. Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images) /

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LOS ANGELES, CA – FEBRUARY 17: Donovan Mitchell #45 of the Utah Jazz talks to the media after winning the dunk contest during the Verizon Slam Dunk Contest during State Farm All-Star Saturday Night as part of the 2018 NBA All-Star Weekend on February 17, 2018 at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, California. /

Everyone knows that Donovan Mitchell came away as the Dunk Contest winner this past weekend, but the Utah Jazz rookie sensation grabbed many other headlines as well.

Donovan Mitchell did the Utah Jazz proud during All-Star Weekend in a number of ways. Most notably, he came out on top as the 2018 Dunk Contest winner by putting on a spectacular display. But that was far from the only publicity Mitchell received. Between stellar performances, heartwarming interviews and comments from other players, the Jazz rookie received a lot of love and even a little criticism during one of the biggest events of the NBA season.

In case our readers missed any one of those tidbits of exciting Donovan Mitchell news, I’ve got it all compiled right here for fans to catch up on the most notable things that were said and done regarding Mitchell.

Let’s kick it off by beginning with the most obvious, shall we?

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