J.R. Smith is a retired NBA player who won the title twice. J.R Smith played as a Shooting Guard and Small Forward. In his NBA career, Smith scored 12,000 points and completed 2,000 assists. J.R. Smith was involved in many legal issues. Right from Car Accident to Brawl, J.R. Smith’s career has been full controversies. Also, you can read the 50 NBA scandals here.
List of J.R Smith Off-Court Incidents
JR Smith’s first major controversy was in 2007 when he caused an accident in Millstone Township, New Jersey. Smith was driving an SUV with Andre Bell and another friend. JR Smith dashed another car when they crossed the Stagecoach Road. Both were taken to the Jersey Shore University Hospital and Bell passed away after suffering head injuries. JR Smith and Bell didn’t wear seatbelts and there were no criminal charges against him. Jr Smith was accused of reckless driving and he pleaded guilty. His punishment was reduced to 30 days and he spent over 500 hours at the Monmouth County (N.J.) jail.
In 2012, JR Smith posted a picture of the model Tahiry Jose on his Twitter account. Smith was criticized by the netizens and he paid a fine of $25,000 to the NBA. JR Smith was again accused of not driving with a license. The incident took place in 2011 when J.R. Smith drove a motor scooter. J.R. Smith missed many games for his NBA team and his salary was withheld for the same reason.
Jr Smith won the 2016 NBA title with the Cleveland Cavaliers. Smith celebrated the victory without a t-shirt and this was criticized by president Barack Obama. JR Smith requested a t-shirt of his Torso. In 2020, JR Smith attacked a man who participated in the “George Floyd protests” and damaged his truck window with the skateboard. Jr Smith chased the man and assaulted him.
He also termed him as a “motherf* white boy.” J.R Smith incidents received hate and he irked fans throughout his career. JR Smith won the CBA scoring champion award and NBA Sixth Man of the Year award during his career.
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FAQ
JR Smith was born in Freehold Borough, New Jersey
JR Smith has a net worth of $35 million
JR Smith is married to Jewel Harris
JR Smith has two sons – Denver and Peyton
