On Thursday, Cleveland Cavaliers guard J.R. Smith threw a dang bowl of soup at Cavs assistant coach Damon Jones. But we didn’t know exactly why Smith was suspended on Thursday night. That reporting didn’t come until Friday morning, and when it did, NBA Twitter had a bowl of laughs.
It’s not every day an NBA player is suspended for a soup-throwing incident, but once folks got over the initial shock there was plenty to say about Smith’s actions. The reaction was swift and, some might say, piping hot.
"you trying to get that pipe…ing hot bisque?"https://t.co/PVMFSLc31h
— Mina Kimes (@minakimes) March 2, 2018
That’s a tough tag team to beat, but there were some strong efforts on Friday.
https://twitter.com/gotribe31/status/969601945928335360?s=21
For some, not knowing exactly what kind of soup it was made getting any work done at all difficult.
I can't go on with my day until I find out what kind of soup it was. Everything is on hold. Cancel all my meetings.
— Zach Lowe (@ZachLowe_NBA) March 2, 2018
Seriously what kind of soup was it Woj.
https://twitter.com/netw3rk/status/969606780794781698
Lowe also had a good point: this was a great chance to make a very unique DNP if the Cavs were being honest.
Cavs missed a real opportunity to make history by not coming clean and just putting DNP-THREW SOUP in the box score.
— Zach Lowe (@ZachLowe_NBA) March 2, 2018
With little information to go on for Smith’s soup of choice, many guessed for themselves. I personally think this list needs further study, but it’s not a bad start.
BEST SOUPS TO THROW AT SOMEONE IN A FIT OF RAGE:
5. Mulligatawny
4. Minestrone
3. Cream of broccoli
2. Matzo ball
1. New England clam chowder— jesse spector (@jessespector) March 2, 2018
Even Basketball Reference got in a good stats joke on Friday.
The average bowl of soup contains 12 ounces, meaning its likely that J.R. Smith's 2017-18 OST (Ounces of Soup Thrown) is higher than his 2017-18 PER (8.2) https://t.co/zXDq2XiMQw
— Basketball Reference (@bball_ref) March 2, 2018
The reason everyone can joke about this is that it doesn’t seem to be too serious. Nothing in the report mentioned burning or injury for Jones or Smith, and the image of a professional basketball player throwing soup at someone is pretty funny. At the very least, it sure heated up a chilly Friday morning in March.
