Ben Rohrbach: For clarity: The NBA will review J.R. Smith’s shove of Al Horford last night, because they review all flagrant fouls. Smith has twice been suspended for past playoff incidents involving the Celtics, elbowing Jason Terry in 2013 and injuring Jae Crowder in 2015.
Jae Crowder Rumors
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Position: F
Born: 07/06/90
Height: 6-6 / 1.98
Weight:235 lbs. / 106.6 kg.
Salary: $6,796,117
Born: 07/06/90
Height: 6-6 / 1.98
Weight:235 lbs. / 106.6 kg.
Salary: $6,796,117
Kyle Goon: Jae Crowder, asked if the end of the season feels like the beginning of something: “Oh yeah. I think so, especially for myself. But I think for this group, especially with the young guys we have, I think it’s the beginning of an era.”
Kyle Goon: Derrick Favors is available to play, but Jae Crowder will start Game 4.
Mark Berman: Jazz F Jae Crowder on keys to making James Harden uncomfortable: “I’m not going to give u the & then u go & type it. He reads it. Then he’s prepared for it, bad question.” (I asked that question. So what about generally speaking?) “U just make it tough,give him different looks..” pic.twitter.com/2rruBQOhs5
“They made adjustments and we didn’t adjust as a unit to continue to get shots, not for myself but for our team period,” Crowder said. “When they went on the run, we didn’t get looks that we wanted to get down the stretch.”
Ever since he arrived at the Jazz practice facility on Feb. 9 after being acquired from the Cleveland Cavaliers before the trade deadline, his teammates have respected that edge he brings to the court. “He’s done that from day one,” Ingles described. “He didn’t know any of us the day he walked in and early on in those first few games he was the first one into anything that happened and I hope we’re all here for a very long time.”
The enforcer role isn’t a front for No. 99. Standing up for teammates is simply what he does. “It’s what I’m about,” Crowder said. “I feel like if I’m spending this much time away from my family, this is my family and the way I protect my family is to stick up for them no matter what and it shows on the court.”
