Utah Jazz Star Donovan Mitchell Joins NBA Players In Video Game Tourney Against NFL Players
May 2, 2020, 7:32 PM | Updated: 7:34 pm
Zach LaVine #8 of the Chicago Bulls and Donovan Mitchell #45 of the Utah Jazz playing during the game at United Center on January 02, 2020 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images)
(Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images)
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell teamed up with fellow NBA stars in squaring off against a team of NFL players in a Call of Duty video game tournament.
Mitchell and Team NBA played against Team NFL in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare on Saturday, May 2.
The Jazz star joined Josh Hart of the New Orleans Pelicans and Zach LaVine of the Chicago Bulls to form Team NBA. The trio faced the NFL’s Kyler Murray (Arizona Cardinals), Jarvis Landry (Cleveland Browns), and Kareem Hunt (Cleveland Browns).
YEAH, IT'S ON. Team NFL vs Team NBA. @SLAMftw
Who you got for tomorrow's matchup? https://t.co/50CKzon8yd pic.twitter.com/btW0iwXEmc
— SLAM (@SLAMonline) May 1, 2020
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Mitchell’s Gaming
The May 2 video game tournament isn’t the first one the Jazzman has participated in since the NBA season was suspended in mid-March.
Mitchell joined the following professional athletes for a game of Call of Duty on April 18:
- Meyers Leonard (NBA, Miami Heat)
- Juju Smith-Schuster (NFL, Pittsburgh Steelers)
- Josh Hart (NBA, New Orleans Pelicans)
- Semi Ojeleye (NBA, Boston Celtics)
- Aerial Powers (WNBA, Washington Mystics)
- Leonard Fournette (NFL, Jacksonville Jaguars)
- Mario Hezonja (NBA, Portland Trail Blazers)
- Brandon Goodwin (NBA, Atlanta Hawks)
🏈 x 🏀
We have Leonard Fournette and Juju Smith-Schuster in our COD stream rn: https://t.co/0ADlUW5Hd8 pic.twitter.com/YxCYTnHzub
— SLAM (@SLAMonline) April 18, 2020
Mitchell was also a participant in the NBA’s recent 2K video game competition.
He also paired up with fellow Jazzman Royce O’Neale for another Call of Duty Tournament in March.
Make sure y’all turn the volume down 😭😭😂😂 https://t.co/ynlIIGW18A
— Donovan Mitchell (@spidadmitchell) May 3, 2020
The two Jazzmen both joined professional video gamer, Ninja, in March for a few games of Call of Duty: Warzone.
Mitchell has found enjoyment in video games and streaming his play online during a hiatus in the NBA season due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Let’s go!!! We live at 7!! https://t.co/hMpUsEhizJ https://t.co/j8mVVmtFWM
— Donovan Mitchell (@spidadmitchell) May 2, 2020
The NBA suspended the 2019-20 season on Wednesday, March 11 after Jazz center Rudy Gobert tested positive for the coronavirus disease, COVID-19. Mitchell tested positive for the coronavirus disease on Thursday, March 12, one day after Gobert received a positive test for COVID-19.
The Jazzman spoke about his experience with the virus and what he’s been doing to stay occupied during an interview with Robin Roberts on Good Morning America on Monday, March 16.
“2k (basketball video game), movies, and I think some of the basketball world saw yesterday,” Mitchell told Roberts. “I’ve been watching some of my old highlights. I’ve been doing a lot of that. I’ve watched myself through college. I’ve watched myself through the NBA. It’s kind of bringing back good memories but you kind of miss the game. You miss playing in front of some of the best fans in the world in the NBA.”
This finna be very interesting 😂😂
— Donovan Mitchell (@spidadmitchell) March 21, 2020
Jazz fans can see Mitchell’s play in the video game tourney on the guard’s Twitch channel or SLAM’s Twitch channel.
