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Cavaliers’ J.R. Smith charged with breaking fan’s phone

NBA player J.R. Smith is facing charges he broke the cellphone of a fan who tried to take video of him in the middle of the night outside a Manhattan pizzeria.

The Cleveland Cavaliers guard, 32, turned himself to police Friday. He was released with a summons to appear in court at a later date on a misdemeanor charge of criminal mischief.

Asked to comment, the NBA champion’s lawyer, Alex Spiro, said, “This is nonsense and we are not responding to nonsense.”

The charge stems from a report by a 20-year-old man from Pennsylvania who said he was on a busy block in the Chelsea neighborhood at about 2:45 a.m. July 29 when he recognized Smith walking by and tried to record him using Snapchat, police said.

The man alleged Smith responded by snatching away his phone and heaving it across 10th Avenue into a construction zone, breaking the screen, police said. The man flagged down two patrol officers who looked around for Smith, but by then he was gone.

Entire article: https://nba.nbcsports.com/2018/08/31/cavaliers-j-r-smith-charged-with-breaking-fans-phone/
 
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Should the Cavs mortgage the farm to trade for Jimmy Butler?

Right now, the Timberwolves need to build for further down the road. Theoretically, they could ship Butler, Jeff Teague and the young center Justin Patton to the Cavs for Collin Sexton, Cedi Osman, Ante Zizic and George Hill. The Timberwolves could secure their All-Star point guard of the future, a promising wing player in Osman, a veteran guard and a young frontcourt player with plenty of upside.

They could also avoid playing against Butler by sending him to the Eastern Conference. Meanwhile, the Cavs would upgrade their point guard spot with a veteran that’s ready to play now, clear some cap space by getting rid of Hill and secure the talents of an All-Star to pair with Kevin Love.

It’s no secret the Jimmy Butler and Kyrie Irving have been searching for a way to play together. Irving will be a free agent in 2019, and is unsure about his future with the Boston Celtics. The only reason he left Cleveland in the first place was to avoid playing second fiddle to LeBron James. Now that he’s out of the picture, Irving could make his own return to the Cavs. This would give the Cavs three All-Stars on their roster for the 2019-20 season. Not too shabby.

There’s plenty of risk associated with this trade. There’s no guarantee that Irving would want to return to Cleveland, regardless of his relationship with Butler. However, if it does pan out, the Cavs could have a title-contending team in the next year.

Entire article: https://cavsnation.com/should-the-cavs-mortgage-the-farm-to-trade-for-jimmy-butler/
 
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