A man is suing Cleveland Cavaliers guard J.R. Smith for $2.5 million over a confrontation the two had at a pizza shop at 4 a.m. in New York after the 12-year veteran left nightclub 1Oak. According to ESPN Justin Brown asserts that Smith "turned down a request for a photo and then choked and struck him in his head and neck area." Smith's attorney Alex Spiro seems confident the lawsuit is an unfair attempt to draw cash from the Cavaliers guard who's playing on a two-year $10 million deal.

In his last professional trip to Salt Lake City Kobe Bryant experienced a wide range of welcomes and honors as his Los Angeles Lakers took on the Utah Jazz. First he was greeted with a most Utah of gifts—a set of skis and a ski pass (with his face on it). Then because they're apparently the only fans that remember Kobe is actually kind of a dick he got some boos during the pre-game farewell/tribute video. Finally as the game was coming to a finish things got weirder than a David Lynch movie. Bryant spent after shooting 1-of-11 for five points in 28 minutes tossed his game-used armband to a group of Lakers fans a few rows back.