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Kevin Durant Reacts to Donovan Mitchell's 71-Point Game vs. Bulls

Cleveland Cavaliers star caught the attention of Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant with 71 vs. the Chicago Bulls

Joey Linn

Kevin Durant Reacts to Donovan Mitchell's 71-Point Game vs. Bulls
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Cleveland Cavaliers star Donovan Mitchell turned in a historical performance on Monday night vs. the Chicago Bulls, finishing with 71 points, 11 assists, and 8 rebounds. It was the first game in NBA history with at least 70 points and 10 assists, and Mitchell got the win as well.

Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant shared his reaction to this performance with a simple Tweet:

There is a lot of mutual respect between Durant and Mitchell, which was cool to see publicly displayed in this way. Kyrie Irving also shared a hilarious story about Mitchell after this game, saying, "What’s funny about it, tell Don I shouted him out, but I was on Call of Duty a little bit before the game with Don. We were playing squads and he was locked in. I can tell. He was locked in."

Whatever Irving sensed was correct, because not only was Mitchell locked in, but he delivered a historically great performance in the win over Chicago. It was impressive to Irving and Durant, who both shared their reactions.

The Cavaliers are one of the better teams in the Eastern Conference, and with both them and Brooklyn playing great basketball, they could face off in the playoffs. There would be an incredibly large amount of star power if that happened, especially with Mitchell taking his game to even greater heights this year.

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Joey Linn
JOEY LINN

Title: Credentialed writer covering the NBA for Sports Illustrated's FanNation Email: joeylinn32@sbcglobal.net Education: Communication Studies degree from Biola University Location: Los Angeles, California Expertise: NBA analysis, insight, and reporting Joey Linn is a credentialed writer covering the NBA for Sports Illustrated's FanNation. Covering the LA Clippers independently in 2018, then for Fansided and 213Hoops from 2019-2021, Joey joined Sports Illustrated's FanNation to cover the Clippers after the 2020-21 season. Receiving a media credential during the 2021-22 season, Joey has experience interviewing NBA players, and developing exclusive stories from these interviews. Having appeared on several different NBA podcasts over the last four seasons, Joey is now hosting his own podcast for The Sporting Tribune. Graduating from Biola University in 2022 with a Communication Studies degree, Joey served as Biola's play-by-play announcer for their basketball, baseball, softball, and soccer teams during his time in school. Joey's work on Biola's broadcasts, combined with his excellence in the classroom, earned him the Outstanding Communication Studies Student of the year award in 2022. Now graduated, Joey is covering the NBA full-time across multiple platforms. Credentialed by the Clippers, Joey covers the team daily with articles, podcasts, and video breakdowns on YouTube. With four years of sports media experience, Joey provides expert insight and analysis for NBA fans across the league.

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