US EditionDonovan Mitchell on Cleveland Cavaliers Being Booed at Home After Loss to Hornets: 'I Would Boo Us, too.'
Mitchell's 6-for-24 shooting night and missed game-winner contributed to the Cavs' sixth loss in nine games amid injuries and roster challenges.
- On Sunday in Cleveland, the Cavaliers lost 119-111 in overtime after missing all 10 shots in the extra session, and Donovan Mitchell pounded the scorer's table, lowering his head in frustration.
- Mitchell's shooting slump was central, as he finished with 17 points on 6-of-24 shooting and missed a clean 12-foot game-winning jumper at the regulation horn after Cleveland rallied to tie it.
- With lineup disruption, the Cleveland Cavaliers roster saw Jarrett Allen return after nine games while Evan Mobley may miss a month, and guards Sam Merrill and Max Strus remain out.
- The loss marks the Cavs' sixth in nine games and fans booed at Rocket Arena while players accepted accountability with Mitchell saying `No one is feeling sorry for us,` and `We deserve it.`
- After a five-game postseason exit, the season's start has been inconsistent and injury-riddled, threatening Cleveland's team cohesion and foundation in the 2025-26 season.
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Donovan Mitchell on Cavs being booed at home after loss to Hornets: `I would boo us, too.'
Donovan Mitchell heard the boos. He felt the Cavaliers deserved them. After an uninspired 119-111 overtime loss at home to Charlotte on Sunday, Cleveland fell to 15-12 in a season that's not going as planned.
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Boos from the home crowd have become a familiar sound lately for the Cavaliers, whose frustrating season continued Sunday with an overtime loss to Charlotte, writes Tom Withers of The Associated Press. Facing a Hornets squad without LaMelo Ball, the Cavs were flat for most of the game, but rallied late to force the extra session. However, they missed all 10 of their shots after regulation and wound up falling to one of the NBA’s worst road teams…
NBA – This time, the rear wasn't able to save his team with a hot blow. Result: a defeat against the weak Hornets and a noisy reaction from the public.... Read more »
Donovan Mitchell says Cavs must stick together after latest letdown
AP Sunday night felt heavier than it should have inside Rocket Arena. The Cavaliers had chances, plenty of them, but none mattered once the game slipped into overtime. Cleveland missed all 10 of its shots in the extra session and walked off with a 119-111 loss to Charlotte, a Hornets team missing LaMelo Ball and carrying one of the league’s worst road records. That was the part the crowd couldn’t stomach. Boos followed as the final seconds ticke…
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