One day after a historic 71-point game by All-Star Donovan Mitchell, the Cleveland Cavaliers underwent drug tests Tuesday afternoon, the team confirmed to ESPN.
Players are typically subject to four random performance-enhancing drug tests during the season and two during the offseason, according to the collective bargaining agreement between the NBA and the National Basketball Players Association.
In a 145-134 overtime victory against the Chicago Bulls on Monday night, Mitchell scored the most points by an NBA player since Kobe Bryant’s 81-point game against Toronto on January 22, 2006. .
“And this is how we got drug tested this morning,” Mitchell tweeted to his teammate, Robin Lopez, along with three crying and laughing emojis.
Andddd just like that we are drug tested this morning 😂😂😂 https://t.co/LvlbcPDucP
— Donovan Mitchell (@spidamitchell) January 3, 2023
During his historic night, Mitchell was 22 of 34 from the field, 7 of 15 from 3-point range and 13 points in overtime to help the Cavs rally from a 21-point deficit to beat the Bulls.
He also added 11 assists, by far the most by a player in a 70-point game in NBA history. In all, Mitchell scored or assisted on 99 points for the Cavs, the most by any player since Wilt Chamberlain’s NBA-record 100-point game.
