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(Reuters) - Cleveland Cavaliers guard J.R. Smith has been accused of choking a 19-year-old student after the teenager jeered the basketball player's trade to Cleveland from the New York Knicks, the New York Daily News reported on Friday.
The alleged incident occurred in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan at about 4 a.m. on Nov. 13, the newspaper said.
Police said Smith has not been arrested, although they are investigating the reported incident. The National Basketball Association said it was "in the process of obtaining more information" about the situation.