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Lakers ink JR Smith for NBA restart
LeBron James and JR Smith reunite after teaming up to win an NBA crown with the Cavaliers in 2016

Former Cavs guard JR Smith beats up alleged truck vandal
In a video published by TMZ Sports, JR Smith can be seen violently kicking a man when he is on the ground and punching him when he rises
Cavs waive veteran JR Smith
JR Smith is set to become a free agent after nearly 5 seasons with the Cleveland Cavaliers

NBA-worst Cavs cut ties with JR Smith
The Cleveland guard gets the boot just hours after a controversial interview

JR Smith admits he'd like to be traded from Cavs
'I don't mind taking a back seat or sitting down... but at least communicate that to me,' says Cleveland guard JR Smith

LOOK: LeBron James, Kevin Love thank Ty Lue after Cavs firing
After an abrupt sacking, coach Tyronn Lue gets showered with appreciation by his past and present Cavs players

LOOK: 'JR Smith,' 'Tyronn Lue' show up in LeBron's Lakers home debut
Impersonators of James' former teammate and coach show up at the Staples Arena holding banners convincing 'The King' to return home in Cleveland
NBA fines Marcus Smart, JR Smith for preseason scuffle
Both players are slapped with fines for an ugly scuffle during the 1st quarter of Cleveland's home victory over Boston

WATCH: Golden State Warriors fans shower JR Smith with 'MVP' chants
For the fans, the Cleveland Cavaliers guard is one of the heroes in Golden State's Game 1 victory
LOOK: Social media wrecks JR Smith with memes after disastrous Game 1 blunder
The internet turns into a place without mercy as JR Smith wastes Cavs' chance to steal Game 1 from the Warriors

No Smith suspension as Celtics' Smart hits out at Cavs 'bully'
JR Smith escapes punishment for Al Horford shove, but Celtics' Marcus Smart minces no words on the notorious Cleveland guard
Cavs hang on to end Bulls' seven-game winning streak
LeBron James contributes 34 while Kevin Love adds 27 in the win over Chicago

JR Smith claims he was hacked after ‘Good Bye Cavs!’ post on Facebook
JR Smith tweets out that he isn t leaving the Cavs claiming for the second time this month he d been hacked

JR Smith denies tweeting ‘Cavs in 7’ after Game 3 loss
JR Smith claims his Twitter account was hacked but agrees with the sentiment expressed

MIA: Players who need to resurface in the NBA Finals 2017
Have you seen these men? They were last seen in the regular season and have since disappeared in the NBA playoffs

Cavs' guard Smith out for three months
The Cavs will have to try and keep winning without their starting shooting guard

Cavs' Smith to have surgery on broken thumb
The Cavs likely have to play the next 4 6 weeks without their resident shooter

Cavs coach Lue rips 'embarrassing' Smith blunder
JR Smith s head coach isn t pleased with his actions which led to an easy dunk for the Bucks

'Don't lose faith' LeBron James urges those dismayed by Trump victory
James is clearly troubled by the outcome of the elections

Cavs show J.R. Smith the money with $57 million deal
J R Smith wraps up lengthy off season negotiations with as lucrative 4 year deal to remain in Cleveland

WATCH: Irving buries clutch championship-clinching 3-pointer in Game 7
Kyrie Irving hits the dagger triple as the Cavaliers win the NBA championship

Cavs beat Warriors in Game 7 for first NBA title
LeBron James delivers on his promise to give the city of Cleveland its first major sports championship since 1964

Three-point barrage carries Cavs to 2-0 lead over Hawks
Cleveland hits for a record setting 25 3 pointers to bury the Hawks by 25

LeBron, Cavs show chemistry in win over Clippers
LeBron James scores 27 points to lead Cleveland to a 114 90 NBA victory over the Clippers

Cavaliers' guard J.R. Smith accused of choking heckler
A teenager claims J R Smith choked him outside a pizzeria after he heckled him for refusing a photo request

Cavs even NBA Finals in second straight OT thriller
LeBron James was all over the place finishing with 39 points 16 rebounds and 11 assists

Kyrie Irving out for NBA Finals with fractured kneecap
Irving will undergo surgery in the next few days and will need 3 4 months to recover

How the Cleveland Cavaliers can win the NBA title
For the first time in 8 years a LeBron James team is entering the NBA Finals as underdogs Here s how they can beat the Golden State Warriors

Cavs beat Atlanta Hawks on the road to take game one
J R Smith set a Cavaliers club record for three pointers draining eight from beyond the arc and scoring 28 points in the triumph

NBA wRap: Cavs, Wiz sweep series, Clips, Mavs get wins
Cleveland and Washington march to the second round Clippers even their series vs Spurs and Dallas staves off elimination

Cleveland Cavs win 12th straight with Clippers rout
Cleveland seized first place in the Central division and pull within 1 win of the club record winning streak of 13 in a row set during the 2009 10 campaign

Five reasons the Cavaliers may or may not be doomed
The Cleveland Cavaliers entered the 2014 2015 season with high expectations Examine 5 reasons why they may be able to save their season and 5 why they won t be able to

Smith to Cleveland, Waiters to OKC in multi-team trade
Also part of the deal are Knicks wingman Iman Shumpert Cavs rookie Alex Kirk and forward Lou Amundson

NBA: 'Big Apple' teams beat the Heat
Defending NBA champs Miami Heat suffer consecutive losses at the hands of the streaking Big Apple teams New York Knicks and Brooklyn Nets
Top 5 NBA Free Agents of 2013
Meet the 5 most anticipated free agents of the 2013 NBA offseason
Knicks' Smith is Sixth Man of the Year
The New York Knicks JR Smith was named NBA Sixth Man of the Year
Sizzling Curry fires 54 but Warriors lose to Knicks
Stephen Curry had 54 points but it wasn t enough to stop New York from beating Golden State 109 105 in the Knicks home turf