<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/news/cavs-news-donovan-mitchell-hilarious-reaction-browns-roster');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cavs star Donovan Mitchell’s hilarious reaction to ‘making’ Browns roster');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.cavsnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Cavs-All-Star-Donovan-Mitchell-i.jpg"><figcaption>Ken Blaze-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Cavs star Donovan Mitchell’s hilarious reaction to ‘making’ Browns roster</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-08-26T19:46:09-07:00">August 26th, 7:46pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-08-26T19:46:09-07:00">August 26th, 7:46pm</time><address><a>Paolo Mariano</a>Paolo Mariano is an Associate Editor at Cavs Nation and ClutchPoints.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cavs News</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>You can now add Cleveland Cavalier star Donovan Mitchell to the list of multi-sport athletes.</p><p>Or is he?</p><p>As cutdown day in the NFL hogged the headlines on Tuesday, <a href="https://cavsnation.com/news/cavs-news-donovan-mitchell-mlb-michael-jordan-connection-to-45-jersey">Mitchell kept tabs</a> on the final roster of the Cleveland Browns. The team is looking to return to the playoffs after missing out last year, and adding new weapons was imperative this offseason.</p><p>Browns reporter Mary Kay Cabot noted that several undrafted free agents made Cleveland’s 53-man lineup, including a certain “Donovan Mitchell.” The honest mistake didn’t escape the Cavaliers star, who <a href="https://x.com/spidadmitchell/status/1960427223124729997" rel="noopener">posted a hilarious reaction</a>.</p><p>“Let’s get it @Browns,” wrote Mitchell on X, adding two laughing emojis.</p><p>Cabot promptly <a href="https://x.com/MaryKayCabot/status/1960487599451123979" rel="noopener">corrected her little error</a> with a lighthearted reply. </p><p>“Sorry @spidadmitchell! Donovan just always automatically ends with Mitchell in my mind! It’s Donovan McMillon who made the Browns as an UDFA (but they’d probably love to have you too!),” said the Cavaliers insider.</p><p>Muscle memory much?</p><p>The 23-year-old McMillon is expected to be the backup safety on the Browns, who signed him in April. He went undrafted in this year’s draft after a stellar senior year at Pittsburgh, wherein he was named to the All-ACC Second Team. </p><p>As for the 28-year-old Mitchell, he will be cheering for the Browns when the NFL kicks off next month. <a href="https://cavsnation.com/news/cavs-rumors-donovan-mitchell-loves-cleveland">He has ingrained himself in Cleveland</a> since joining the Cavaliers in 2022.</p><p>The six-time All-Star has been an integral piece in the Cavaliers’ success in recent years. Last season, he led them to the top seed in the Eastern Conference with a 66-18 record, which was second-best in team history. He averaged 24.0 points, 4.5 rebounds, 5.0 assists, and 1.3 steals. They, however, lost to the Indiana Pacers in the second round of the playoffs.</p><p>Prior to Mitchell’s arrival, the Wine and Gold missed the playoffs for four straight years.</p><p>He vowed to bounce back this season after their sorry exit. But if that doesn’t work out, well, he can always suit up for the Browns.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cavs star Donovan Mitchell’s hilarious reaction to ‘making’ Browns roster

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/new-york-knicks/knicks-news-juan-soto-free-agency-donovan-mitchell-josh-hart');   ga('set', 'title', 'Juan Soto’s free agency got personal for Donovan Mitchell, Josh Hart');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Juan-Soto_e30187.jpg"><figcaption>Brad Penner-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Juan Soto’s free agency got personal for Donovan Mitchell, Josh Hart</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-08-20T16:33:40-07:00">August 20th, 4:33pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-08-20T16:33:40-07:00">August 20th, 4:33pm</time><address><a>Zachary Draves</a>Zachary Draves is a sportswriter and broadcaster based in the Quad Cities of Illinois and Iowa. Zachary covers a variety of different sports as well as sports history, sport and society, and sport and culture. He is also a professor of sociology.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cleveland Cavaliers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>New York Mets slugger <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/new-york-mets/mets-news-juan-soto-francisco-lindor-legends-franchise-history" rel="noopener">Juan Soto is a walking history in the making</a>. But he seems to bring out the worst in people. </p><p>As was the case with Donovan Mitchell of the Cleveland Cavaliers and Josh Hart of the New York Knicks. In a recent exchange, Mitchell and Hart <a href="https://x.com/MLB/status/1958296677573595526" rel="noopener">reflected </a>on the free agency period that led to Soto signing with the Mets, per MLB. </p><p>Both men said things got personal between them on social media about where Soto would end up. </p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Donovan Mitchell and <a href="https://twitter.com/joshhart?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JoshHart</a> were going at it during the Juan Soto free agency sweepstakes 🗣️</p><p>Hopefully there’s no hard feelings between the two 😂 <a href="https://t.co/mGqjjafB6j">pic.twitter.com/mGqjjafB6j</a></p><p>— MLB (@MLB) <a href="https://twitter.com/MLB/status/1958296677573595526?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 20, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Ultimately, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/new-york-mets/new-york-mets-bold-predictions-after-giving-juan-soto-765-million-contract" rel="noopener">Soto signed a historic $765 million contract with the Mets</a> for the next 15 years. At the time, he had received offers from the New York Yankees, Los Angeles Dodgers, Toronto Blue Jays, and Boston Red Sox. </p><p>Currently, Soto is batting .251 with 110 hits, 31 home runs, and 72 RBIs. Meanwhile, the Mets are 67-58 and in the heat of a playoff race. </p><p>As for Mitchell, he is entering his 8th season in the NBA with the Cavaliers. At the same time, Hart is set to begin his second year with the Knicks. </p><h2><b>The fandom of Juan Soto by Donovan Mitchell</b></h2><p>Mitchell is a huge fan of Soto as well as the Mets. When he was younger, his father worked for the organization, and Donovan was the bat boy at one point. </p><p>As a result, he has become a frequent presence at Mets games. His fandom of Soto was significantly expanded. He <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/new-york-mets/mets-news-donovan-mitchell-interaction-mets-juan-soto-goes-viral" rel="noopener">FaceTimed Soto after he signed the historic contract</a> in December. </p><p>As far as the NBA goes, Soto’s deal has been compared to the likes of NBA players such as Steph Curry and Jayson Tatum, who each signed historic, lucrative contracts. New York has quite the talent pool, both on the hardwood and the diamond. </p><p>Soto’s rise coincides with that of Hart, Jalen Brunson, and Karl-Anthony Towns, who led the Knicks to the Eastern Conference Finals. The Big Apple is big enough. </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Juan Soto’s free agency got personal for Donovan Mitchell, Josh Hart

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/news/cavs-news-donovan-mitchell-mlb-michael-jordan-connection-to-45-jersey');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cavs star Donovan Mitchell’s MLB, Michael Jordan connection to #45 jersey');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.cavsnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Cavs-All-Star-Donovan-Mitchell-i.jpg"><figcaption>Ken Blaze-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Cavs star Donovan Mitchell’s MLB, Michael Jordan connection to #45 jersey</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-08-19T20:56:41-07:00">August 19th, 8:56pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-08-19T20:56:41-07:00">August 19th, 8:56pm</time><address><a>Jedd Pagaduan</a>Jedd Pagaduan is a certified Clippers and Gunners fan, which means he's a very sports-traumatized individual. He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cavs News</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Donovan Mitchell is still at the peak of his powers as a basketball player, and he still has plenty to prove in his basketball career — especially when he hasn’t yet made it to the Conference Finals despite consistently being in the playoffs. Moreover, <a href="https://cavsnation.com/news/cavs-news-why-donovan-mitchell-blames-himself-tyrese-haliburton-game-winner" rel="noopener">Mitchell definitely has a big chip on his shoulder</a> heading into the 2025-26 season after his beloved Cleveland Cavaliers’ 64-win season ended with a whimper in the second round of the playoffs against the Indiana Pacers.</p><p>But Mitchell is definitely planning for his future beyond the sport of basketball. He’s not going to be an NBA superstar forever, after all. But the Cavs star is <a href="https://twitter.com/mlb/status/1957876277827997825" rel="noopener">being very ambitious</a> with his plans for his life after his NBA career — with perhaps his jersey number of 45 being a sign of his Michael Jordan-esque plans.</p><p>“I will say, at some point I will try to be [Francisco Lindor] when I’m done playing [basketball]. I’m going to try to be you [in baseball]. Watch,” Mitchell said in an appearance on New York Mets star shortstop Francisco Lindor’s podcast, “Café con Lindor”.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Donovan Mitchell wants to play professional baseball after his NBA career 👀 <a href="https://t.co/GRO3EfKACW">pic.twitter.com/GRO3EfKACW</a></p><p>— MLB (@MLB) <a href="https://twitter.com/MLB/status/1957876277827997825?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 19, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Considering how gifted of an athlete Mitchell is, this is not something that should be ruled out completely even though his proclamations seem preposterous on the surface. The Cavs star is an explosive leaper, a very agile guard, and his first step is incredible, allowing him to knife through the lane and get through even the best defenders in the NBA.</p><p>However, playing in the MLB and actually being at the level Lindor is at is another issue entirely. The Mets shortstop is a five-time All-Star and he has a career OPS of .815 all while playing Gold Glove-caliber defense at one of the most important infield positions.</p><p>But the Cavs star is nothing if not confident, and it would already be a huge win if he ends up with a minor-league career better than that of Jordan’s.</p><h2><b>Donovan Mitchell and the Cavs prepare for revenge season</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.cavsnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Donovan-Mitchell_51380a.jpg"><figcaption>David Richard-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Everyone and their mother is down on the Cavs heading into next season, which is understandable, considering how Cleveland disappointed in the playoffs for the third consecutive season.</p><p>But most championship teams tend to experience heartbreak before they break through in the grand stage. Even Jordan and his Chicago Bulls had to be humbled multiple times by the Bad Boys Detroit Pistons. Thus, expect <a href="https://cavsnation.com/news/cavs-news-donovan-mitchell-blasted-stephen-a-smith-latest-playoff-defeat" rel="noopener">Mitchell and the Cavs to approach next season</a> with the mindset of wanting to prove everyone wrong.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cavs star Donovan Mitchell’s MLB, Michael Jordan connection to #45 jersey

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/new-york-mets/mets-news-donovan-mitchell-tv-blackout');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mets fan Donovan Mitchell has incredibly relatable question amid TV blackout');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Cleveland-Cavaliers-guard-Donovan-Mitchell.jpg"><figcaption>Ken Blaze-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Mets fan Donovan Mitchell has incredibly relatable question amid TV blackout</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-08-04T18:13:36-07:00">August 4th, 6:13pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-08-04T18:13:36-07:00">August 4th, 6:13pm</time><address><a>Zachary Draves</a>Zachary Draves is a sportswriter and broadcaster based in the Quad Cities of Illinois and Iowa. Zachary covers a variety of different sports as well as sports history, sport and society, and sport and culture. He is also a professor of sociology.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cleveland Cavaliers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Cleveland Cavaliers guard <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/new-york-mets/yankees-news-mets-fan-donovan-mitchell-painful-admission-new-york-lineup" rel="noopener">Donovan Mitchell is a diehard New York Mets fan</a>. He is willing to take the time to weigh in on everything from team performance to access to watch the games. </p><p>In 2024, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/new-york-mets/mets-news-donovan-mitchell-interaction-mets-juan-soto-goes-viral" rel="noopener">Mitchell FaceTimed with Juan Soto</a> after he signed a record-breaking $765 million contract with the Mets.  </p><p>On Monday, Mitchell <a href="https://x.com/spidadmitchell/status/1952523826933461081" rel="noopener">took to his X page</a> to ask the MLB Network how he can watch without a blackout occuring. </p><p>“Hey @MLBNetwork how can I watch the @Mets game without it being blacked out??” he asked. </p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Hey <a href="https://twitter.com/MLBNetwork?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MLBNetwork</a> how can I watch the <a href="https://twitter.com/Mets?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Mets</a> game without it being blacked out??</p><p>— Donovan Mitchell (@spidadmitchell) <a href="https://twitter.com/spidadmitchell/status/1952523826933461081?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 5, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Blackouts have been an issue in MLB for quite some time. The MLB Network has its share of blackouts, mainly for two reasons. </p><p>One approach is to give local broadcasters greater leverage in carrying the games. Second, it is a way to incentivize attendance at the ballpark. As a result, some games aren’t broadcast live on the MLB Network. </p><p>When it comes to the Mets, their games are featured on SportsNet New York (SNY). To watch games, fans must sign up for an SNY TV package. </p><p>Furthermore, they can authenticate their SNY subscription on MLB.TV. Also, blackouts generally don’t occur on the MLB Network during the postseason. </p><h2><b>Donovan Mitchell’s fandom of the Mets</b></h2><p>It turns out, Mitchell’s connection to the Mets is <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/donovan-mitchell-baseball-connection-through-father" rel="noopener">through family</a>. His father, Donovan Mitchell Sr., worked in the Mets organization in the 1990s. </p><p>During that time, he was a minor league player before becoming the director of player relations.  As a result, Mitchell was present in the Mets’ clubhouse as a kid and was the bat boy at one point.</p><p>Since then, Mitchell has become a prominent Mets fan. He often engages with fans on social media, including some playful jarring with Yankees fans. </p><p>Also, Mitchell has been a fixture at Citi Field and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSClwsx9mbs" rel="noopener">has taken part in batting practice</a> once. </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mets fan Donovan Mitchell has incredibly relatable question amid TV blackout

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/news/cavs-news-cavaliers-donovan-mitchell-reaction-claim-coco-jones');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cavs star Donovan Mitchell’s 2-word reaction to big claim about Coco Jones');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.cavsnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Donovan-Mitchell-Shooting-A-Basketball-In-Warmups.jpeg"><figcaption>Ken Blaze-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Cavs star Donovan Mitchell’s 2-word reaction to big claim about Coco Jones</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-07-15T18:03:08-07:00">July 15th, 6:03pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-07-16T09:32:46-07:00">July 16th, 9:32am</time><address><a>Paolo Mariano</a>Paolo Mariano is an Associate Editor at Cavs Nation and ClutchPoints.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cavs News</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Life continues to happen for Cleveland Cavaliers star Donovan Mitchell following his recent <a href="https://cavsnation.com/news/cavs-news-donovan-mitchell-coco-jones-announce-engagement">engagement to recording artist Coco Jones</a>.</p><p>Jones announced the <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DL-tWGKS1k6/" rel="noopener">good news on Instagram</a> on Friday by sharing a sweet picture of them together after Mitchell’s sunset proposal at a resort. The post quickly garnered congratulatory messages from athletes and celebrities, including Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown, Chicago Sky star Angel Reese, singer-songwriter Ciara, and rapper Lady London, among others.</p><p>The next few months, coinciding with the new NBA season, will be quite busy for Mitchell as he will help his fiancee with wedding preparations. Fans couldn’t help but gush about the next step in their relationship, which reportedly started two years ago.</p><p>“Coco Jones has one of the craziest face cards I have ever seen,” posted a fan on X.</p><p>It <a href="https://x.com/spidadmitchell/status/1945221973157486945" rel="noopener">elicited a curt response</a> from the Cavaliers guard: “I swear.”</p><p>Give him the MVP trophy already.</p><p>The 28-year-old Cavaliers star and the 27-year-old Jones have largely kept their romance under wraps prior to their engagement. In February, the Grammy Award-winning artist noted that <a href="https://people.com/coco-jones-donovan-mitchell-engagement-11770857">she values her privacy</a> amid all the “little spies everywhere.”</p><p>“But you know what, I’m happy. I will say my music is the outlet that I use to tell most of my stories and my truth, and some things I keep for myself because this is my life too,” said Jones on the “Club Shay Shay” podcast, as reported by People’s Jack Irvin.</p><p>“I don’t want to ever feel like I have to be somebody’s secret. I don’t want to make anybody feel like they’re mine. I think, for me, I’m trying to protect myself and I’m trying to protect my family and whoever I love. So, yeah, I am more private.”</p><p>As for Mitchell, it looks like he will be playing even more inspired basketball in the upcoming NBA campaign as the Cavaliers <a href="https://cavsnation.com/news/cavs-rumors-donovan-mitchell-loves-cleveland">look to bounce back</a> from their painful exit in the playoffs last season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cavs star Donovan Mitchell’s 2-word reaction to big claim about Coco Jones

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