Prior to the start of Game 2 of the NBA Finals, Golden State Warriors fans at Oracle Arena gave a standing ovation to the team's biggest hero from Game 1: J.R. Smith.
During the Cleveland Cavaliers' pregame introductions, Warriors fans booed every member of the team's starting lineup with the exception of J.R. Smith.
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IT’S GO TIME! || #WhateverItTakes pic.twitter.com/48PlL3rk9h— Cleveland Cavaliers (@cavs) June 4, 2018According to The Chronicle's Ann Killion, the fans at Oracle gave Smith an "enormous cheer," and the only player from both teams who received a louder applause was Klay Thompson.