Donovan Mitchell and Desmond Bane get tangled up while battling for a loose ball, leading to pushing and shoving in front of the Cavaliers bench.
Cleveland Cavaliers star Donovan Mitchell thought his tussle with the Memphis Grizzles' Desmond Bane reflected the "playoff atmosphere" in Cleveland's 129-123 win Sunday. In the third quarter, Mitchell and Bane were jostling for the ball in a tie-up.
A loose ball sparked a heated clash between Donovan Mitchell and Desmond Bane, igniting chaos, technical fouls, and a fired-up Cavaliers win.
That heated moment, a little more than four minutes into the third quarter, was the inflection point in a fiery, competitive battle between two of the league’s best teams.