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This fan slid into Donovan Mitchell’s DMs for Jazz tickets, and it actually worked

Can’t believe this actually worked ...

James Dator
James Dator has been covering a wide range of sports for SB Nation for over a decade, with a special focus on the NFL.

Donovan Mitchell is a great many things. NBA rookie sensation, Slam Dunk Contest Champion — and now, just a cool guy doing a solid for a fan in need. A random fan reached out to Mitchell on Twitter trying to get tickets for a Jazz game, so he could ask a girl in his class out. Surprisingly the NBA star responded, and hooked him up.

You could message every single player in the NBA (if you had the means) and there’s a 99.9 percent chance nobody would ever respond — let alone go out of their way to get you tickets. Donovan Mitchell is that 0.01 percent.

Hopefully the date goes well and Mitchell made it all happen. Just another feather to add to his incredible rookie cap.

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