JR Smith Says Warriors Have Player Who 'Keeps Kicking People in the Nuts'

When asked about potentially "dirtying up the game" to knock the Golden State Warriors off-kilter in the NBA Finals, Cleveland Cavaliers guard JR Smith singled out a Warriors player for dirty tactics Saturday.

According to Ben Golliver of Sports Illustrated, Smith seemed to allude to Warriors forward Draymond Green making contact with players below the belt on multiple occasions during last year's playoffs:

The Cavs fell 113-91 in Game 1 of the Finals to the Dubs on Thursday.

The Cavaliers struggled to contain Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry in Game 1, and while Smith acknowledged that physicality could help Cleveland moving forward, he disagreed with the notion of not playing a completely clean game.

Smith's comments came after Cavs forward Richard Jefferson said earlier in the day that the team didn't need to change its approach in Game 2.

Per Sports Illustrated, Jefferson pointed to the fact that Cleveland held Golden State to a modest 42.5 percent shooting in Game 1:

Smith is among the Cavaliers players who performed below their usual standards in Game 1, as he attempted just four shots and finished with three points.

Cleveland will have an opportunity to even up the series when it faces the Warriors in Game 2 on Sunday in Oakland, California.