Oakland Raiders linebacker Aldon Smith has applied for reinstatement, as his one-year suspension from the NFL is set to end Nov. 17.Raiders general manager Reggie McKenzie told the San Francisco Chronicle that Smith has put in his application and is working toward his return to the team.Aldon is doing well, McKenzie told the Chronicle on Wednesday. That situation is going to be totally up to the league because hes been in the program and theyve monitored him. Its up to Goodell to say yah, nay or when. And he could say no to everything. ... That part is out of our hands.Smith was banned for a year in November 2015 for violating the NFLs substance abuse policy stemming from an August arrest involving drunken driving charges. That incident -- his fifth run-in with police since joining the NFL as a first-round pick in 2011 -- led to his release by the San Francisco 49ers.One condition for reinstatement is a meeting with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, though no meeting date has been set, a league source told ESPNs Adam Caplan.During the 2016 offseason, a Periscope video on an account purportedly belonging to Smith surfaced of an unidentified man and woman showing a hand-rolled cigarette or blunt.?ESPNs Ed Werder has reported that, because of the video, the NFL will investigate whether Smith violated the protocols required of a suspended player seeking reinstatement to the league following a violation of the substance-abuse policy.Smith signed with Oakland last September and played nine games before being suspended for a second time by the NFL. 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CLEVELAND -- LeBron James played with a different supporting cast down the stretch, but the result looked familiar.James, Clevelands only starter on the floor in the fourth quarter, scored 11 of his 19 points in the final period and the Cavaliers rallied for a 100-93 victory over the Charlotte Hornets on Sunday.Channing Frye scored a season-high 20 points and played the entire fourth quarter, along with James, Iman Shumpert, Richard Jefferson and Jordan McRae.Our second guys did a great job, James said. It was good we were able to close the game out. We got stops and we made shots.Kyrie Irving scored 19 points and Kevin Love added 17, but coach Tyronn Lue stuck with the group that helped Cleveland take control of the game. J.R. Smith, who starts at shooting guard, was sidelined with a sore right ankle.They were playing great, Lue said. Kevin and Kyrie said, `Let it roll. They understood and we got the win.The Cavaliers set an NBA record by hitting at least 10 3-pointers in each of the first nine games of the season.James scored eight points on 4-of-15 shooting through three quarters before taking over in the fourth, when he also had five assists.Kemba Walker scored 21 points for the Hornets, who have lost two straight after starting the season 6-1.Charlotte led 72-71 after three quarters, but Fryes 3-pointer off James assist put the Cavaliers ahead 77-74.James blocked a shot by Frank Kaminsky that led to Jeffersons basket and scored in the lane, putting Cleveland ahead 81-76. He also hit a 3-pointer and found Frye for another 3 that stretched the lead to 89-80 midway through the quarter.Charlotte cut the margin to 94-90, but James hit a 3-pointer and a free throw as Cleveland put away the game.Frye was 7 of 15 from the field, including 6 of 12 on 3-pointers.Theyre so good and they made the plays they needed to win, Hornets coach Steve Clifford said. Theyre a great team..ddddddddddddCharlotte forward Michael Kidd-Gilchrist scored 11 points after missing Fridays game against Toronto with a sore back.TIP-INSHornets: C Spencer Hawes missed a breakaway dunk as time ran down in the second. ... G Jeremy Lamb (strained left hamstring) is participating in non-contact drills and could play Friday when Charlotte hosts Atlanta. He has missed six games.Cavaliers: G Mike Dunleavy started in place of Smith and scored two points on 1 of 6 from the field. ... Irving was replaced after picking up his second foul midway through the first quarter ... Cleveland made 12 of 22 shots in the first quarter.TOUGH ONE TO TAKEWalker sat in front of his locker for more than 20 minutes after the game.I think we just let the game get away from us, he said. They made some great plays and just found guys when they needed to. We had a few mental mistakes that didnt help, as well.ITS OK WITH USIrving and Love jumped off the bench several times in the fourth quarter and didnt have a problem with not returning to the game.Its about the growth of the team, Irving said. The reliance isnt on the normal guys every night. Its an exciting time.Love scored 15 points in the first quarter.Everybody was making plays in different ways, he said. LeBron always is, but especially with that unit he was the quarterback out there.Irving averages a team-high 23.9 points while Love scores 20.6 a game, the third-highest total. James is second with a 22.9 average.UP NEXTHornets: Visit Minnesota on Tuesday. Charlotte has won five straight over the Timberwolves, including two on the road.Cavaliers: Host Toronto on Tuesday. Cleveland, which beat the Raptors in six games to win the 2016 Eastern Conference finals, defeated Toronto 94-91 in the second game of the season. ' ' '