The Cavaliers' Locker Room Definitely Smelled Like Weed After Game 2

Reporters smelled weed in the Cavaliers' locker room after Game 2, but no one knows who to blame for it.

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How would you cope with losing Game 2 of the NBA Finals in decisive fashion? If you're LeBron James, you apparently unwind with a nice glass of wine. If you're somebody else lurking around the Cleveland Cavaliers locker room after the game, herbal remedies might be the solution.

Mike Wise, a Senior Writer for ESPN's The Undefeated and a veteran of newspapers around the country, was the first person to point out a suspicious smell in the Cavs' locker room following their Game 2 defeat. He made sure to clarify he couldn't tell who it was coming from, but he was certain of the scent.

Cavs locker room has a strong reefer aroma to it tonight. Hey, it's Cali. You're down 2-0 and it's all about pain control. #NBAFinals
To be clear, I don't know who was imbibing marijuana in the Cavs locker room -- media that entered, player, etc. But it wasn't a dead skunk

While it is my ethical obligation to advise reporters to #StopSnitchin, the weed controversy didn't stop there. ESPN's Brian Windhorst appeared on First Take Tuesday morning, and he confirmed the presence of the smell, though he cast doubt on who the source of the chronic could be.

“There are two doors to that locker room, said Windhorst. "And there were three times as much media there. There are some questionable media dudes hanging around the Finals, is all I’m going to say. I did smell marijuana but I have no idea where it came from.”

If indeed it was a player (or players, plural) partaking in a post-game toke, Twitter highlighted some potential suspects in the case, which we can neither confirm or deny.

If that's what it takes to keep your mind relaxed and focused on Game 3, by all means do what you have to do. But as someone who has been in those post-game scrums, there are plenty of suspects in the media who you could point the finger at as well, they're just a lot lower profile than the guys who are on the court.

The source of Cleveland's reefer madness will go unknown for now, but at the very least, they'll have to hope the series doesn't end in a sweep—the next two games are in Ohio, where weed is still very much illegal.

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