LAST WORD

“WAS IT A DIRTY PLAY? I DON’T KNOW. WAS IT A STATEMENT? I THINK SO. HE DIDN’T WANT LEBRON TO GET IN THE OPEN COURT AND GET A DUNK OR LAYUP, AND HE TOOK A HARD FOUL. HE WANTED TO TRY TO SEND A MESSAGE TO OUR TEAM.” Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue, to reporters Wednesday on the Warriors’ Draymond Green barreling into LeBron James with his shoulder near midcourt during Golden State’s win Monday. That’s the last meeting between the teams unless they have a rematch in the NBA Finals.

LUE BY KEN BLAZE, USA TODAY SPORTS