LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Two former members of the Louisville men's basketball program enter, and only one now remains.

Kicking off the opening round of the 2026 NBA Playoffs, Donovan Mitchell and the fourth-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers were taken the distance by Chucky Hepburn's fifth-seeded Toronto Raptors, but found a way to come through when it mattered the most. With the best-of-seven series heading to the winner-take-all game seven, the Cavaliers took down the Raptors 114-102 on Sunday night to punch their ticket to the Eastern Conference semifinals.

While Hepburn didn't see any action during Toronto's short postseason stint because of a torn right meniscus suffered in January, Mitchell was a driving force behind Cleveland's series win.…