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Kerr on J.R. Smith's soup mishap: 'I would have chosen a more hearty entree'

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Reports emerged Friday out of the Cleveland Cavaliers' camp that J.R. Smith had been suspended one game for throwing a bowl of soup at assistant coach Damon Jones.

The baffling incident left plenty around the league confused about the matter, including Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr, who - tongue firmly in cheek - questioned the efficiency of Smith's apparent choice of nutritional projectile.

"I would have chosen a more hearty entree," Kerr said, courtesy of Anthony Slater of The Athletic. "Would have had a better chance to create whatever the idea was."

Related: Recounting the best moments of J.R. Smith's wild career

There are still a lot of questions left unanswered regarding one of the most perplexing instances of detrimental team conduct in recent memory: Why did he do it? What soup did Smith throw? Was it hot? Did he hold onto the bowl? What was he doing eating soup anyway?

While the mystery is still being pieced together, that didn't stop basketball Twitter from spooning out some incredible jokes at Smith's expense.

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