It is a civic responsibility bestowed upon every American citizen — jury duty.
Unless that citizen happens to be a star basketball player in the middle of an NBA season.
Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell was recently summoned for jury duty, but the team let the state of Utah know that now is not a good time.
LHM Sports & Entertainment, which represents the Jazz, wrote a letter on behalf of Mitchell asking that he be "excused from jury service during this time given his commitments and schedule during the NBA season."
Sorry, @UtahGov. Donovan is a little busy right now. Please try again in July. pic.twitter.com/p3SQBXMNnU
— Utah Jazz (@utahjazz) December 6, 2018
Mitchell was summoned for jury duty from January 9, 2019 through to February 1, 2019.
This is not the first time an athlete has been summoned and it will not be the last.
Back in 2013, while he was a member of the Miami Heat, LeBron James fulfilled his obligation for jury duty and even posted a picture on Instagram to document the experience.
And in 2009, Los Angeles Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant actually showed up to court, only to be excused a couple hours later.
Top Headlines
Featured Matches
Football
Arsenal
English Premier League
2-0
Brighton and Hove Albion
Aston Villa
English Premier League
2-0
Chelsea
Fulham
English Premier League
0-1
Newcastle United
Leeds United
English Premier League
2-0
West Bromwich Albion
Leicester City
English Premier League
2-1
Tottenham Hotspur
Manchester City
English Premier League
2-0
Everton
Liverpool
English Premier League
1-0
Crystal Palace
Cricket
Sussex
Sri Lanka
Teams will be announced at the toss
Multan Sul..
Quetta Gla..
Teams will be announced at the toss
Islamabad..
Karachi Ki..
Teams will be announced at the toss
Peshawar Z..
Lahore Qal..
Teams will be announced at the toss
Islamabad..
Quetta Gla..
Teams will be announced at the toss
Lahore Qal..
Islamabad..
Teams will be announced at the toss
Mumbai Ind..
Delhi Capi..
Teams will be announced at the toss