CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The Cavaliers suspended JR Smith from Thursday's loss to Philadelphia for throwing a bowl of soup that afternoon at assistant coach Damon Jones, a source with knowledge of the incident told cleveland.com.

The soup tossing occurred following the team's shootaround.

Smith, 31, was scheduled to start against the 76ers and will start Saturday against Denver, coach Tyronn Lue said Thursday.

On Friday, Lue said "I had a little discussion with him" -- meaning Smith -- but would not elaborate. Smith was at the practice facility getting up shots after the team's film session.

Smith, by the way, declined to speak to reporters Friday and said he'll talk at shootaround Saturday before the Cavs play the Denver Nuggets.

Shortly after the Cavs announced Smith's suspension Thursday, it was clear Smith was involved in some kind of altercation (or something similar) inside the team, but the Cavs neither publicly nor privately would say what happened.

One source told cleveland.com it wasn't an all-out altercation. Not sure where soup tossing ranks.

Jones, 41, is a former Cavalier player and assistant on Lue's staff. He was seen at shootaround Thursday playing P-I-G with George Hill.

The Cavs lost, 108-97, to the Sixers on Thursday. Rodney Hood started in Smith's place and struggled, shooting 5-of-14 for 11 points with a plus-minus of minus-20.

ESPN first reported Smith's soup dump.

Smith is averaging 8.3 points per game -- the second-lowest scoring average of his career. He's shooting .363 from 3-point range, and is in the second year of a four-year, $57 million deal that is not fully guaranteed.