J.R. Smith's Knee Injury Is Not As Serious As Predicted 

On Tuesday J.R. Smith's left knee showed no damage structurally during his MRI. The Cavaliers guard is day to day with what was diagnosed as a knee contusion after missing Wednesday night's game against the New York Knicks. Smith was battling tenderness in the knee for a few weeks now. The team is considering giving him time off to rest the sore knee. He returned home to Cleveland to his knee further examined, instead of making the trip to New York. He had surgery on his knee in 2013, when he was playing for the Knicks. J.R. is 31 years old, recently signing a four year, $57 million deal in October to stay with his boys and the defending NBA champions. Although he has struggled this season averaging 7.8 points per game and shooting a career low 31 percent. It is still to early to tell if this was a bust, but hopefully the season is still young and he will begin to shine like we are all accustomed to seeing.

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