JR Smith day-to-day after MRI on knee comes back clean
JR Smith is day-to-day for the Cleveland Cavaliers after the MRI on his injured knee came back clean, according to a report.
Smith injured his knee during the Cavaliers’ game against their Eastern Conference rivals Toronto Monday, leading him to play just 10 minutes in the game. But The Vertical’s Shams Charania reports that the MRI came back clean for Smith.
Sources: Cleveland guard J.R. Smith's left knee MRI returned clean today. He's expected to be day-to-day. Smith injured knee Monday.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) December 6, 2016
Here’s video of the play:
Looks like JR Smith's knee locked up on him hope he's fine pic.twitter.com/PPCqux0yyj
— NBA RETWEET (@RTNBA) December 6, 2016
Smith is day-to-day now, which is good news for the 14-5 Cavaliers.
Smith is actually having a down season for the Cavs. He’s averaging just 7.8 points per game on a career-worst 31.1 percent shooting from the field. He’s also making just 32.7 percent of his threes, which is his lowest mark since his rookie season.
Iman Shumpert and Mike Dunleavy could see extra minutes if Smith misses any time.