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Mo Williams surprised the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday when his agent called hours before the start of training camp to inform the team that Williams will be retiring.After dealing with chondromalacia (chronic knee pain) last season and debating his future throughout the summer, Williams announced last week that he would return for a 14th season. He then reversed course.Also Monday, J.R. Smith was absent as he and the Cavaliers were unable to reach an agreement on a contract. Smith has been seeking a long-term deal with the Cavs since July.Smith is an unrestricted free agent, so his situation is not considered a holdout. But this is the fourth time in the past 10 years a contract dispute has led to a Cavs player missing part of training camp. The team previously settled with Anderson Varejao, Sasha Pavlovic and Tristan Thompson?-- eventually -- though all three missed all of the preseason.We think very highly of J.R., we love him as a member of our team, Cavaliers general manager David Griffin said. As a member of our locker room, he was essential to our success. For that reason, weve made an incredibly competitive and aggressive offer to re-sign him. We hope that gets done in relatively short order. At the same time, weve been accustomed to a next-man-up mentality, and we expect this will be no different.The Cavs were aware of Williams indecision as the summer unfolded, but they have still lost their two primary backups to starting point guard?Kyrie Irving. Matthew Dellavedova signed a four-year, $38.5 million deal with the Milwaukee Bucks, and Williams has now retired.It was in debate what Mo was going to do; he vacillated a little bit, Griffin said. So we were planning for this eventuality. Were comfortable with where we are at the point guard position.The Cavs drafted a point guard, Kay Felder, with the No. 54 pick last summer. They also have?Jordan McRae, a player who finished the season with the team last year after being called up from the D-League. Of course, LeBron James also is expected to get significant minutes at point guard.The Cavs lack of depth at point guard was a factor in Williams briefly decision to continue playing.I just thought about repeating, thought about another championship and I didnt want to put the Cavs in a situation where [they didnt have a] guy [who] could come in and play five to 10 minutes that could help them win and be a difference, Williams told ESPN.com last week.Williams is owed $2.2 million in the upcoming season. Griffin declined to comment on whether the team would seek to buy out the contract as part of a retirement settlement. Cheap Wholesale Air Max . 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Lou Williams scored 25 points and the Hawks continued their offensive upswing as they rolled to an easy 118-85 victory over the Jazz on Friday night, winning their third straight and for the fourth time in five games. Legspinner Amit Mishra has said he was very pleased with his showing on a difficult track in Indias warm-up game against West Indies Cricket Board Presidents XI in Basseterre. Mishra, who took four wickets in the one innings India bowled in, said the pitch was very slow, making it easier for the batsmen to cope with whatever he threw at them, but he persevered with varying his deliveries and that worked for him.I am happy with my performance as bowling on this track was very difficult, Mishra told BCCI.tv. To get my bowling rhythm back on a slow batting track is a good sign. I was trying to vary my speed and was looking to confuse the batsmen. I didnt want them to know at what speed I was bowling. I was also mixing up my deliveries, bowling straighter ones in between and turning the rest. I am very happy that on a slow wicket I could dismiss four batsmen.Mishras 4 for 67 included the wickets of opener Rajendra Chandrika and No. 4 Jermaine Blackwood off consecutive deliveries after the pair had added 122. Mishra said working with Indias new coach, Anil Kumble, a legspinner himself, also helped him deal with the conditions. Anil bhai is with us and his experience iss going to matter a lot.dddddddddddd He has played here and he kept telling us about the conditions. We will utilise his experience and form a strategy together.There were many things that he told me, like my bowling technique, landing and finishing. Looking at the wicket, he told me what are the areas where I can bowl, and the kind of fields that I could set on a slow wicket.Mishra also had words of praise for the way captain Virat Kohli functions. Virat Kohli is a positive person and he has created a similar positive environment within the team. He always supports me. There are no boundaries. Whenever I want to share something with him, I am free to express my opinion. He tells me, Youre a wicket-taking bowler and that is what you must do. You stay positive and stick to your strengths. Do not think about anything else.India are scheduled to play one more warm-up match against the WICB Presidents XI, a three-day game at the same venue, which starts on July 14. That will be followed by the first Test which begins on July 21 in Antigua. ' ' '