Cavs coach Ty Lue calls J.R. Smith's behavior 'embarrassing'

After Cleveland Cavaliers guard J.R. Smith made headlines Tuesday night — both for his wandering off the court to hug Milwaukee Bucks guard Jason Terry, allowing a wide-open dunk, and for his postgame interview, when he claimed he had no recollection of the mistake — coach Ty Lue called the veteran's behavior "embarrassing."

"Me and J.R. talked about it," Lue said Wednesday, per The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer. "We're just going to move forward. We had a discussion about it, he felt embarrassed about it, it was an embarrassing play. We talked about it. We're moving on."

Lue said he also talked to Smith about his postgame denial of the mental lapse, when he told reporters that he "didn't even know" he was in the game when he left the court to talk to Terry.

"There's no need for that," Lue said. "Just address the media in the right way, move on."

On Wednesday, Smith — who has shot just 3-29 over the past three games — gave an explanation for his antics.

"I said it more in a joking manner because you can see what happened, obviously I wasn't paying attention," Smith said. "For me to just sit there and tell you I wasn't paying attention makes it plain and boring somewhat, especially when you're asking a question you already know the answer to. But at the same time, I still have to give that boring answer, for whatever reason."

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