Ric Flair blasts Donovan Mitchell for sitting out Cavs game 'Sore calf? Really?'
Donovan Mitchell is catching heat from an unlikely source after sitting out a second consecutive game for the Cavaliers.
Dealing with a sore calf, the Cavs guard is being put in a virtual figure-four leg lock by none other than Ric Flair.
The Nature Boy, a 16-time wrestling world champion, took to X, formerly Twitter, and went on a tirade aimed at Mitchell.
.@spidadmitchell, Sore Calf? Really? You Would Think For 32 Million Dollars Annual Salary That You Could Have Participated In The Game Tonight And Represented Cleveland! I’ve Wrestled In Rotator Cuffs, After Almost Dying From Surgeries & Airplane Crashes, And Never Missed A… pic.twitter.com/S5fxrvuor4
— Ric Flair® (@RicFlairNatrBoy) May 15, 2024
"Apparently Tonight You Are Taking The Night Off At The Expense Of Your Whole Team," Flair concluded his message saying.
No word on what Hulk Hogan thinks of Caris LeVert sitting out Game 5 against the Boston Celtics on Wednesday night, BROTHER.
This article originally appeared on Akron Beacon Journal: Donovan Mitchell catches the ire of Ric Flair for missing Cavs game