BREAKING: J.R. Smith Broken Thumb Confirmed… Out Indefinitely
2016-12-21
According to sources quoted by Brian Windhorst of ESPN, J.R. Smith will need to undergo surgery to repair the broken thumb he suffered in last night’s game against the Milwaukee Bucks. Smith appeared to injure the thumb while trying to defend a drive by Giannis Antetokounmpo towards the end of the first half.
Initial X-rays taken at the arena were inconclusive, according to the Cavs, and J.R. traveled back to Cleveland with the team to have the injury re-evaluated this morning. He will reportedly be out for an extended period, as the typical recovery time for this type of injury is 4-6 weeks.
Cavs fears realized today with JR Smith. He will need surgery on his thumb and will be out an extended period, sources said
— Brian Windhorst (@WindhorstESPN) December 21, 2016
DeAndre Liggins replaced Smith in the starting lineup to start the second half of last night’s game, and the expectation would be that he’d do so again tonight, although that has yet to be announced by Coach Ty Lue. The timing of this set back for J.R. is tough, as it creates additional personnel issues with the recent loss of Chris Andersen and the season-long injury holdout of Mo Williams.
We’ll update this with any further information as it’s announced…
Confirmed by the team in an official release…
https://twitter.com/ElusiveGin/status/811628620892385281
DAMN EVIL MRS NOMAD GAVE YOU ANOTHER PICTURE OF ME
LOL
They should go back to some of these rules…
https://twitter.com/OfficialNBARefs/status/811657551813246981
CAN WE OFFICIALLY START BLAMING ALL THIS ON THE ” KARDASHIAN CURSE “
If it was happening to TT then maybe…
No. Absolutely not. Do not blame women for fluke sports injuries.
Blame father time… JR should use some of that new money to get himself a hyperbaric chamber like the King…
http://www.thelondonegotist.com/sites/www.thelondonegotist.com/files/images/father%20time.jpg
I MUST BE DRINKING TOO MUCH TRAPPIST CHRISTMAS ALE FOR EVEN BRINGING THIS UP—BUT WHAT IS MO GOTTI’S HEALTH STATUS —IF HEALTHY –CAN HE GIVE US MINUTES —O.K DON’T SHOOT THE ” MESSENGER “
Completely unknown as far as I know. Recovering from knee surgery? Nearly certain he is just finished but trying to get his money for the last year of his contract… Feel free to correct me anyone else.
Well, he did just celebrate his birthday…
https://twitter.com/sports_intel/status/810916050359488514
Man… this is just too much leather…
https://twitter.com/NBA/status/811656292657954816
Would be wonderful for a remake of “Thriller.”
‘ NEXT MAN UP “—JUST DON’T LET THAT NEXT MAN BE THE ” MAMBA “—GOING TO TAKE A LITTLE AWAY FROM THE BIG CHRISTMAS SHOWDOWN —ANYBODY HEAR IF TY IS RESTING LEBRON TONIGHT
No word yet… should be soon…
I don’t miss Delly as much as a lot of people around here do (especially Cols), but it’s going to be cool to see him get his ring!
https://twitter.com/clevelanddotcom/status/811632854773956614
Well, it’s time we put that faith in David Griffin again. We are coming up on the time period Griff starts to make moves, as JR and Shump came the second weekend in January.
Of course… back then he had St. Weirdo and two first round picks to play with… This time he’s got the land of Misfit/Broken Toys…
Debbie Downer…
Not quite: Those picks and SW went for Mozgov. We got Shump for free for taking JR.
What are the chances of finding another deal like that?
I’d say pretty slim since no one is dumping salary…
It was actually a three team deal…
http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/12125440/jr-smith-dion-waiters-involved-3-team-trade-new-york-knicks-cleveland-cavaliers-oklahoma-city-thunder
Actually, 1 pick. Got 1 for St. Weirdo = 2 for Mozzy. 1 from OKC & our future 1st from Memphis (Leuer trade). FWIW, Philly got the OKC pick from Denver & took Furkan Korkmaz (SG/SF, Turkey) with the 26th pick in 2016. The Memphis pick hasn’t conveyed yet & is top 5 protected this year. The Grizz are +.500 & #6 out West despite Parsons hardly playing. I’d expect that pick to end up lower than 20.
http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/CLE/2015_transactions.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_NBA_draft
How did I miss these last year? Combination of two of my favorite things… Kyrie and Krispy Kreme…
https://twitter.com/darrenrovell/status/811629831905570816
What’s KShrimp tryin’ to say here?
https://twitter.com/2kayzero/status/811630959074439170
Rock shrimp
I don’t know, but I’m still curious.
Thank god we kept Delly.
JR Smith is better than Delly. We kept the right guy. Griffin cannot presict a fluke injury.
http://www.unscramble.eu/presict
Ha! CtB is the best! In Cols defense the “s” is very close to the “d” on the keyboard.
It wasn’t an either/or. The whole argument for keeping Delly was that he was excellent depth for the cost and could even play valuable playoff minutes, if needed. Now we have to ride our starters much harder. Kyrie and Love have already both been out with injuries. J.R. is out for the second time now. We all know Shump is injury prone. All the while LBJ is racking up more and more minutes. He can’t do it forever. Delly was excellent PG and SG Depth, ran the offense beautifully, gave effort on D, and had chemistry with everyone. He made… Read more »
Could you clarify that JoeyB? /s
Dunleavy is a better fit than Delly. JR Smith had a fluke injury, this isn’t some overuse thing.
http://static.tumblr.com/d5ad5648500b49466884727b25294779/8rvkahe/meBmymd5l/tumblr_static_wtf.jpg
…are you talking about with Dunleavy?
Cols! Get back on your meds!
More run for Liggins & Dunleavy seems most likely. Filler minutes for JFJ, Felder, & McRae. If someone gets dinged, foul issues, or a funk, then McRae/JFJ.
Amico is almost Costanza sometimes.
Oy Dunleavy…
http://skreened.com/render-product/q/f/n/qfndoykgsuywsonkbufn/image.w335h380b3.jpg
Panic button engaged.
Why? He will be back in plenty of time for the Finals.
I’d say that for me the protective plastic lid has been removed from the panic button. Fine motor control (including the right thumb on JR’s shooting hand) is important for three point shooting. Plus our backup, backup center in Chris Anderson is gone for good. And many of the bench players aren’t providing quality minutes. The concern is that the starters will have to shoulder more of the load during the regular season which might lead to greater chances for injury to them. But, sure, the Cavs should still easily make the playoffs and should prettily easily make the NBA… Read more »
http://www.worldwideinterweb.com/images/blogphotos/tattoo%20fails/Tattoo%20Fails%2091/panic-button-tattoo.jpg
Although Amico doesn’t seem to think Mamba will get more run…
https://twitter.com/AmicoHoops/status/811629385556131840
Good thing we didn’t trade Shumpert.
I guess it will give Liggins more run.
Probably mamba too
And hopefully K2Zero…