Possible. Mitchell has been having very diva-ish behavior for a while now. Throwing Gobert under the bus, throwing the trainer who got fired under the bus(BTW, for CORRECTLY holding him back after which he got injured again), constant passive aggressive BS every time Gobert demands defensive accountability.I think Don did have his issues with Rudy prior to this, and he thought he had enough built up rep with the fanbase that he could use that situation and the fanbase would throw Rudy aside and be with him. You’re right, he miscalculated that in a big way, and it was the beginning of the end for the fanbase and him on the honeymoon faze. He seriously miscalculated how much the fanbase liked Rudy. I have to admit, I’m not sure why Smith is so all in on pleasing Donovan at this point. He has to see the fanbase has fell quite a bit out of love with the dude at some point.