Josh Smith calls Kenneth Faried a 'clown'

Detroit Pistons forward Josh Smith was very upset with Denver Nuggets power forward Kenneth Faried, calling Faried a "clown" and saying that he doesn't "respond to any basketball player with dreadlocks, reports Vincent Goodwill of the Detroit News.

"I don't respond to nobody with dreadlocks who plays basketball," Smith said, referring to Faried's hairdo. "He's a clown, quote me on that."

What had Smith so fired up? The Nuggets opened the season with a win over the Pistons on Wednesday, and Smith finished the game with a game-high 25 points on an inefficient 9-of-22 shooting, making just three of his 10 field goals through the second half.

Faried made a comment about his poor shooting second half afterwards, saying the Nuggets let Smith "keep shooting" and that he "shot them out of the game," according to Evan Jankens of CBS Detroit.

Smith wasn't the only one struggling from the field, though, as Kentavious Caldwell-Pope ended the night shooting just 3-of-19. Faried, meanwhile, continued his strong play that helped Team USA through the FIBA World Cup by putting up 22 points while grabbing 17 rebounds.