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Kyrie, J.R. miss shootaround

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Kyrie Irving and J.R. Smith missed the Cavaliers' shootaround on Thursday morning.

INDEPENDENCE, OHIO-- Cleveland may be without J.R. Smith and Kyrie Irving on Thursday night.

Smith and Irving missed shootaround at the team's practice facility on Thursday with an undisclosed illness and each will be listed as questionable for this evening's game against the Brooklyn Nets.

On the other hand, LeBron James, who rested for Cleveland's contest on Tuesday against the Houston Rockets, will play for the Cavaliers on Thursday.

Irving has been the subject of a recent situation regarding he and ex-girlfriend, Kehlani, in which she apparently cheated on the point guard with an artist named, 'PartyNextDoor.