Marcus Smart After JR Smith Altercation: 'JR Knows Where I'm At'

Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart had strong words for Cleveland Cavaliers guard JR Smith on Saturday following a scuffle between the two players during a preseason game.

According to Chris Forsberg of NBC Sports Boston, Smart said, "Ain't no punk right here. ... J.R. knows where I'm at. Everybody know where I'm at."

Smart was ejected during the first quarter of the 113-102 loss to Cleveland for pushing Smith after Smith got tangled with Celtics center Aron Baynes.

Smart seemingly had no regrets about going after Smith despite the fact that it got him ejected:

Per Forsberg, Smith said he had no interest in mixing it up with Smart out of fear that the NBA would fine him: "At the end of the day, I'm not going to sit here and lose money over trying to fight Marcus Smart. I'm not going to lose money over my tattoo, so why would I lose it over him?"

Smith was referencing the fact that the NBA recently told him it will fine Smith if he doesn't cover his leg tattoo advertisement for Supreme during games.

The Celtics signed Smart to a four-year contract extension worth nearly $52 million during the offseason primarily because of his defensive acumen and scrappy demeanor.

Although Smart missed 28 games with injuries last season, he averaged 10.2 points, 4.8 assists, 3.5 rebounds and 1.3 steals per contest as a key part of Boston's backcourt rotation.

The 33-year-old Smith is set to enter his fifth season with the Cavs and 15th season in the NBA overall.

His 8.3 points per game last season marked his lowest scoring output since 2005-06, but with LeBron James leaving Cleveland to join the Los Angeles Lakers, he figures to play a bigger role in 2018-19.

The Cavaliers will be a much different team without James this season, but after eliminating the Celtics in last season's Eastern Conference Finals, it is clear a significant rivalry still exists between the two teams.