OT Donovan Mitchell hit with random PED test, league said 71-point performance shouldn't have happened

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    I'm not even going to click the link cause the premise of it sounds fucking stupid.
     
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    Though it can't be rescinded, the NBA said on Tuesday that Mitchell's 71-point performance shouldn't have actually happened.

    Mitchell sent the game into overtime after he purposefully missed a free throw and tipped it back in in the final seconds on Monday night. The sequence was incredible.

    Yet on Wednesday, the NBA said that Mitchell actually stepped into the foul lane early — which should have voided his basket and given the Bulls the win.

    "One, it's a clear violation," Bulls coach Billy Donovan said after the game. "Unequivocally, he's crossing the line on the basket before the ball ever touches the rim. That's the first thing ... And he just shot it and really kind of beat Patrick. And I think part of the reason why he beat Patrick is because he went in there too early."

    But, as that wasn't called in the moment, there's nothing that can be done.

    Mitchell then dropped 13 points in overtime to get to 71 and take the win.

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    Players are generally hit with a PED test randomly four times during the season. Donovan Mitchell's came immediately after he dropped 71 points on the Bulls.
     
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    - "How misleading do you want the article title to be ?"
    - "Yes"
     
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    I've never seen lane violation get called during FTs for the shooters and the players behind the 3pt line. This shjit happens regularly
     
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    I didn't read this either.
     
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    Nice of @Mediocre Man to do a cameo.
     
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    Oh I knew, I saw the first 3 words.

    Then I stopped reading once I saw it was the article.

    Said I wasn't going to read it, and I won't.
     
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    Yeah, I knew the headline was misleading BS as soon as I read it too. I just posted the part of the article that confirmed it.
     
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