Golden State next plays Cleveland on Christmas Day at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland. Plan your entire holiday around that game. Because it could get chippy.

Smith in the locker room on Tuesday: “The selfish side of you, you think sometimes a change of scenery would be a good thing.”

Cam Newton used to receive almost as many roughing the passer calls as anyone else in the NFL. Over the last two seasons he’s only been the beneficiary of three of those calls. Rudy Ortiz says his recent complaints to the NFL are clearly valid.

When Fitz was asked what he thought about Damian Lillard’s MVP chances this season, he respectfully compared Lillard to Houston Rockets superstar James Harden, saying both guards are among the most talented in the NBA offensively, while lacking the discipline on defense to take home the MVP trophy.

The league said Tuesday that the NBA Awards Show will be held June 26 in New York and televised on TNT.

Steve Kerr has been an outspoken, staunch supporter of Lilard ever since he took the job in Oakland. But Brian Wheeler says the savvy head coach is simply trying to ‘make sure that any future match ups with the Warriors, Damian wouldn’t feel like he needed to take it out on them.’