Donovan Mitchell denies ‘meat-off’ comment in exchange with Darius Garland
Cleveland Cavaliers star guard Donovan Mitchell starred in a commercial for Kim Kardashian’s clothing brand Skims back in October of last year. Following a big offensive night from Mitchell in a convincing home victory over Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday, floor general Darius Garland shouted out Skims, and Mitchell then appeared to make a comment saying, “The meat-off.”
However, Mitchell took to X and denied that those words ever came out of his mouth.
The meat-off comments that folks are alleging came from Mitchell seem to originate from an online meme. Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is another NBA star who’s starred in a Skims commercial, and after the Cavaliers beat the Thunder on Jan. 8, the meme seemed to go viral with both Gilgeous-Alexander and Mitchell posing in underwear, with one person asking, “Who won the meat-off?”
The matchup in question between the Thunder and Cavaliers marked one of the more thrilling games of the NBA season to date. There were a whopping 30 lead changes, the second-most in a single contest since the start of the campaign. Plenty of people tuned into the game, as it averaged 1.87 million viewers on ESPN.
As the screenshotted Bluesky post indicates, Gilgeous-Alexander was probably the best player on the floor that game, as he dropped a game-high 31 points on 13-of-27 shooting from the field. In fact, he certainly outplayed Mitchell at the very least. Mitchell shot just 3-of-16 from the floor against one of the top defenses in the league and totaled 11 points, tied for the fewest of any player in Cleveland’s starting five.
