JR Smith Suspension Reportedly Due to Throwing Soup at Cavaliers Assistant
Cleveland Cavaliers shooting guard JR Smith was suspended for Thursday night's 108-97 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers because he reportedly threw a bowl of soup at assistant coach Damon Jones, according to ESPN.com's Brian Windhorst and Dave McMenamin.
Two hours before tipoff, the Cavaliers announced Smith had been suspended one game for detrimental conduct.
Head coach Tyronn Lue addressed the discipline prior to the game but did not go into specifics.
"Something happened after shootaround," he told reporters.
Smith is scheduled to be back at practice Friday before the Cavaliers host the Denver Nuggets on Saturday at Quicken Loans Arena.
A 14-year veteran, Smith is averaging 8.3 points on 39.2 percent shooting from the field and 36.3 percent shooting from three this season.
