J.R. Smith’s availability for Wednesday’s game in Detroit could be in doubt if the NBA deems his fourth-quarter incident with Glenn Rice Jr. intentional. The Knicks’ volatile shooting guard was caught on video appearing to whack Rice’s groin while Smith was dribbling in the Knicks’ 98-83 loss to the Wizards.

Rice crumbled to the floor, but was assessed a blocking foul on the play.

According to a Wizards team source, Washington believes Smith did it intentionally with the Knicks trailing by double digits. Smith didn’t make himself available for comment after the game.

Smith could be in hot water just on his reputation alone. Two seasons ago he was suspended during the playoffs for elbowing Jason Terry of the Celtics. Last season he was suspended for the first five games for testing positive for marijuana use and was fined for untying an opposing player’s shoelace.