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| Welcome to USA TODAY Sports' NBA Click & Roll newsletter. |
| This is where we bring you exclusive content from USA TODAY's NBA reporters Sam Amick and Jeff Zillgitt, including updates on all their exploits on the NBA beat. Plus, we catch you up on the *biggest* moments, quotes and news from the week. |
QUICK DISH: THINGS YOU MAY HAVE MISSED |
| For all the concern over how boring the fourth installment of Cleveland-Golden State was supposed to be, LeBron James has already made history, Steph Curry made more history, and J.R. Smith was responsible for one of the worst Finals blunders of all-time. |
| Smith, who bypassed a chance to shoot after gathering an offensive rebound with under five seconds left, initially claimed he knew the score was tied. Then he recanted, saying, "I can't say I was sure of anything at that point." |
| George Hill missed the free throw that led to the chaos, leaving him devastated the night of Game 1. |
| Raw footage shows just how emotional it was after the Smith gaffe. LeBron soon found out the Cavs had an extra timeout, and the clip went viral. "Damn cameras," he quipped. |
| Draymond Green and Tristan Thompson got into an overtime fight, Cavs coach Ty Lue said Cleveland got "robbed" as a result of a questionable reversal, and the NBA itself said there were several crucial mistakes late in regulation. |
| And that was just Game 1. |
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| Warriors coach Steve Kerr couldn't help himself and trolled LeBron after his testy postgame press conference. It looked like Draymond did, too. |
| Hell, the entire Warriors crowd gave J.R. Smith a standing ovation ahead of player introductions at Game 2. |
| And that was all before Curry set an NBA record with nine three-pointers in the Warriors' rout, giving Golden State a 2-0 lead heading into Game 3 in Cleveland on Wednesday night. |
| President Trump felt the NBA's ire on Tuesday after he rescinded an invitation to the White House to the Super Bowl champion Eagles. LeBron James said whoever won the NBA Finals wouldn't be going anyway. |
| Kevin Durant, Curry and Kerr reiterated that point. |
| "When somebody says they don't want to come to the White House, he disinvites them so the photo op don't look bad," Durant said. |
| Nothing looks worse than the Twitter scandal that has embroiled 76ers president of basketball operations Bryan Colangelo. Secret Twitter accounts surfaced on the eve of the NBA Finals that seemed to suggest a connection to Colangelo. Tweets included praise for Colangelo and criticism of Philadelphia's players, and there was enough evidence to link the accounts back to someone in Colangelo's inner circle. An investigation has centered around his wife as Colangelo's fate has yet to be determined. |
| Check back next week to keep up with all of USA TODAY Sports' NBA Finals coverage |
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