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Ever since the Cleveland Cavaliers won the NBA Title, there has been one near-constant throughout: shirtless J.R. Smith. When the Cavaliers arrived back in Cleveland, Smith stepped off the plane shirtless. If you were expecting that to change for the …
Cavs guard JR Smith won many of us over with his raw, emotional postgame press conference after winning the NBA title on Sunday. With his father in the media room looking on (and on Father’s Day no less), Smith broke down as he expressed his …
In a Game 7 that involved a clutch 3-pointer from Kyrie Irving, a chasedown block from LeBron James out of nowhere, and Cleveland winning its first sports championship in over 50 years, JR Smith may have stolen the show. Smith was emotional from the …
It didn’t take much to understand just how significant winning the NBA championship was to the members of the Cleveland Cavaliers after seeing so many of them break down in tears upon clinching Game 7 on Sunday night. LeBron James went down to …
The defining play of the game in Game 6 of the NBA Finals Thursday may have come in the third quarter when LeBron James threw down a nasty alley-oop dunk following a steal by Kyrie Irving. James had just made a layup to put the Cavs up by 17, and …
JR Smith’s daughter, Demi, appeared on ESPN’s pregame show prior to Game 6 of the NBA Finals on Thursday, and she delivered a hilarious line. Young Demi, likely being coached by actor Jamie Foxx, said she was just happy her dad made it to …
Cavs guard JR Smith doesn’t have very many qualms about the play that ended the year of Warriors center Andrew Bogut. Smith commented on Thursday about his collision with Bogut in Game 5 that resulted in a sprained knee for the Australian big …
Just like how he finds taking uncontested jumpers boring, Cavs guard JR Smith apparently finds picking up options to be similarly dull. According to a report by Chris Haynes of Cleveland.com on Wednesday, Smith will decline his player option for next …
Perhaps it is not surprising that J.R. Smith thinks his teammate, LeBron James, should have won the NBA MVP award. More surprising is the fact that he backed a Western Conference guard not named Stephen Curry as well. Smith was asked who he would …
Earlier in the week, LeBron James raised more than a few eyebrows by saying he would take a pay cut in order to teammate up with buddies Carmelo Anthony, Dwyane Wade, and Chris Paul. Anthony appears to be on board with the idea, but others will be …
Lil Wayne and fellow rapper 2 Chainz were guests on “Highly Questionable” on ESPN2 Friday and were asked to share some good stories about partying with athletes. At first, the two misinterpreted the question and began dishing on how …
The Cleveland Cavaliers were blown out by the Washington Wizards on Sunday, but a lot of that probably had to do with LeBron James being given the day off. J.R. Smith does not see that as a viable excuse. After the 113-99 loss, Smith went off about …
J.R. Smith has a reputation for enjoying a good time, which is why playing in New York was both the best and worst thing in the world for him. But it was a lifestyle Smith grew accustomed to in his three years with the Knicks, and he was terrified of …
The Cleveland Cavaliers and the Boston Celtics meet on the court Tuesday for the first time since the Cavs swept the C’s in the first round of the 2015 Playoffs last April. Evidently, Celtics forward Jae Crowder still harbors some Taylor …
The Cleveland Cavaliers suffered an overtime loss to New Orleans on Friday night, and not all appeared to be well afterwards. During the fourth quarter and overtime, the team’s offense basically ran through LeBron James, as it usually does. …
Cam Newton made an appearance at the Charlotte Hornets game on Friday night and treated the crowd to some dancing. Newton was seated courtside, and the Panthers star put his moves on for the crowd. @DustinPhifer pic.twitter.com/8GnhwU5z2I — …
