David Blatt Calls J.R. Smith ‘A Courageous’ Player

Assuming (Iman) Shumpert can get out there on Friday, the Cavaliers’ backcourt will be elevated with J.R. Smith returning after his two-game suspension for whacking Boston’s Jae Crowder in Game 4 of their first-round series.

Blatt called Smith “a courageous” player and said there’s nothing but positives with Smith back in the fold. He said he’s not concerned with any chemistry problems with Shumpert playing so well in his absence.

What concerns him is Smith’s 12-day layoff.

via Chris Haynes of The Plain Dealer