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J.R. Smith Gets Emotional Discussing Family After Cavaliers Win 2016 NBA Finals

Outside of LeBron James, perhaps no Cleveland Cavaliers player showed as much emotion as J.R. Smith did after the franchise won its first NBA title Sunday.

Smith broke down into tears at the podium after Cleveland's 93-89 Game 7 win over the Golden State Warriors.

He discussed the impact his family has had on him after plenty of rough moments throughout his career.

Fox Sports Ohio provided a clip of the former Sixth Man of the Year at the podium:

Incredibly powerful words from an emotional @TheRealJRSmith describing the impact of his parents #ALLin216 https://t.