As sleepless Cavs star Donovan Mitchell reflected on the season’s abrupt exit, the muted TV in the corner of the media room inside Cleveland Clinic Courts, mounted above both of his brawny shoulders, with the full weight of this playoff loss thrust on them, was set to ESPN’s First Take. The panelists were bombastically debating a biting topic.

Cleveland Cavaliers star guard Donovan Mitchell is having a hard time getting over Tuesday's Game 5 loss to the Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference Semifinals, which ended his season.

Donovan Mitchell took the blame for the Cavs' second-round loss to the Pacers, saying that's his job. He also delivered a message to teammates.