Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell (45) is helped off the court after suffering an apparent injury during the second half against the Indiana Pacers. Russell Isabella-USA TODAY Sports

Jazz All-Star Donovan Mitchell avoids serious ankle injury vs. Pacers?

By Zac Wassink | Last updated Apr 16, 2021 5:45 PM ET

Fans of the Utah Jazz may be able to breathe a little easier heading into their weekends following a scary situation during Friday's matchup against the Indiana Pacers.

In the game's third quarter, Utah All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell rolled his right ankle following an awkward landing and needed to be helped off the court and into the locker room:

Donovan Mitchell got helped to the locker room after an awkward landing

Hope he's OK pic.twitter.com/SpiD0DZYqF
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) April 16, 2021

ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reports initial X-rays on the ankle were negative and that Mitchell will undergo an MRI later Friday night. Wojnarowski added the Jazz are optimistic Mitchell avoided a significant injury:

Lower ankle sprain and there's some early optimism that this isn't a major injury to Mitchell, sources tell ESPN. https://t.co/dbv3PAMDbB
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) April 16, 2021

Jazz and Mitchell will know better the severity after the MRI tonight.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) April 16, 2021

Per ESPN stats, Mitchell leads the Jazz with 26.5 points per game and is second with a player efficiency rating of 21.52. Utah sits atop the Western Conference standings and improved to 42-14 with Friday's win over Indiana.

Zac Wassink

Zac Wassink is a longtime sports news writer and PFWA member who began his career in 2006 and has had his work featured on Yardbarker, MSN, Yahoo Sports and Bleacher Report. He is also a football and futbol aficionado who is probably yelling about Tottenham Hotspur at the moment and who chanted for Matt Harvey to start the ninth inning of Game 5 of the 2015 World Series at Citi Field. You can find him on X at @ZacWassink

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