Cleveland Cavaliers shooting guard JR Smith said dribbling out the clock after grabbing an offensive rebound in the final seconds of Game 1 during the 2018 NBA Finals against the Golden State Warriors was an "honest mistake."
On Tuesday, Jesse Washington of The Undefeated provided comments from Smith about the error, which led to a social media firestorm when it happened back in May.
"We all make mistakes," he said. "For my teammates to know that and have my back, [Game 1] wasn't that bad. Talked to my coaches, everybody stood behind me 100 percent.