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Cavs’ Smith given 2-game ban for hit
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CLEVELAND Cavaliers guard JR Smith was suspended for two games by the National Basketball Association on Monday for striking a Boston player in the face in Game 4 of their first-round playoff series.
Smith will miss the first two games of the second round, in which the Cavaliers will face either Chicago or Milwaukee.
Smith was ejected from Sunday’s game four, which the Cavaliers won to complete a sweep of the Celtics, after hitting Boston’s Jae Crowder in the face while trying to defend the Celtics forward under the basket.
After Crowder gave Smith a little push in the back, Smith wheeled around and connected with the back of his right hand. Crowder fell and left the game with what the Celtics said was a left knee sprain suffered on the play.
The Cavaliers had already announced they would be without Kevin Love for the second round, after Love suffered a dislocated shoulder in game four.
Love was hurt in a tangle with Boston’s Kelly Olynyk, who denied intentionally trying to hurt the Cleveland player.
Nevertheless, Olynyk was handed a one-game suspension which he will serve next season.
Cavaliers forward Kendrick Perkins was also fined US$15,000 for shoving Crowder in a move that was deemed a flagrant foul.
The Cavaliers said Love sustained a torn ligament and bruising. He is seeking additional medical opinions.
Cleveland acquired Love in a blockbuster trade last summer with Minnesota, teaming him with All-Stars LeBron James and Kyrie Irving to give the Cavs a “Big 3” capable of winning a championship.
In his first postseason as a pro, Love is averaging 14.3 points and seven rebounds. Love made six 3-pointers in Cleveland’s Game 3 win.
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