I don't recall a Mitch injury, but Mitch couldn't play his way out of a first round if his life depended on it, let alone make the playoffs. He played all four games, and got one, but he was below his season average scoring, and there was a prime GP (who was DPOY) and Nate McMillan off the bench, who was a defensive menace as well. He went to the Bullets in an all-time bad trade for C-Webb, and his numbers dropped. At the end of the day, Mitch was just never built for the playoffs, and just a good stats, bad team guy.
Also, Mitch making the Basketball HOF still drives me insane. If he's in, why isn't Shawn Kemp in? Same number of All-Star games, much better MVP voting finishes across multiple seasons, and even finished 6th in DPOY voting once, and outplayed MJ the 1996 Finals, getting three votes for MVP. Richmond made the playoffs once in Sacramento. He won nine playoff GAMES in his career. Eight of those came with the Warriors, but he was second fiddle to Chris Mullin. His two-minute cameo appearance with the Lakers in 2001 doesn't count. I just don't get it.