J.R. SMITH RUMORS & GOSSIP

J.R. Smith Heads for Puerto Rico after Disappointing Playoffs

I’m taking my show on the road T…. New York Knicks Sixth Man J.R. Smith had a rough go of it during the playoffs. The Knicks bench scorer was mired in a terrible shooting slump, and people were questioning his dedication to the team, after he was constantly being spotted out drinking throughout the Knicks playoff run. Now J.R. is doing his thing is San Juan, Puerto Rico. The...
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Knicks’ J.R. Smith played through fluid buildup in knee

Small forward Carmelo Anthony wasn’t the only New York Knicks’ player dealing with injury at the end of the season. Shooting guard J.R. Smith was playing through a swollen left knee that contained fluid buildup, according to Marc Berman of The New York Post.Smith is expected to have his knee drained of the fluid in the next two weeks. This would be the same procedure Anthony...
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Report: J.R. Smith Battled Knee Injury During Knicks’ Playoff Run

While J.R. Smith was mired in his playoff shooting slump, we said that something else had to be going on than the illness the Knicks provided as a reason. There may have been more to the story after all. Smith battled a knee injury for most of the playoffs, the New York Post reports, starting with the first-round series against the Celtics. The knee reportedly began to bother him...
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Report: Smith had fluid buildup in knee

J.R. Smith's name has joined Carmelo Anthony on the list of the walking wounded Knicks players the team apparently was hampered by during the playoffs.

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J.R. Smith Played Through Fluid Buildup In Knee

Add fluid buildup in his left knee as a source of J.R. Smith’s playoff woes, he will likely have it drained in the upcoming weeks. According to the NY Post: The Post has learned J.R. Smith’s nightmarish playoff performance was partly because of a swollen left knee that contained fluid buildup. According to a league source, Smith likely will have his knee drained of the fluid...
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New York Knicks JR Smith Has A Drug Addiction

We saw a crumble in the performance of New York Knicks "6th man" JR Smith during the 2013 NBA postseason. According to sources, who spoke with The Juicy Online, we may now understand why his performance tanked during the playoffs, as it's being said that Smith developed a drug habit. Although an report, in early May, showed Smith partying hard in a New York nightclub...
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Rumors of JR Smith Using Cocaine During Playoffs Unlikely to Be True

Sometimes when your reputation is bad, it is easy for people to pile on and just agree with anything that is said about you. For example, if I said “sources say” that Rihanna was drunk and passed out in a club last night, you would probably believe it. Not necessarily because you believe my sources, but because of what you think about Rihanna. That is the problem facing JR Smith...
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Report: J.R. Smith Re-Signs With the New York Knicks

  You can question J.R. Smith’s shot selection all you want, but the one thing that you cannot do is question Smith’s loyalty to his team.  The reigning sixth man of the year has re-signed with the New York Knicks for much less than he probably deserves.    According to Marc Berman of the NYPost, J.R. Smith is expected to re-sign with the New York Knicks on a four-year...
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Five Reasons Why The New York Knicks Should Part Ways With J.R. Smith

J.R. Smith proved his worth throughout most of the 2012-13 NBA season by averaging 18.9 points per game, enough to take home the Sixth Man of the Year Award. The scoring punch he gave the New York Knicks off the bench was irreplaceable…or was it? Smith’s postseason was unspectacular to say the least. It seems inevitable that he will at least test free agency come July, and...
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Rihanna: JR Smith slumping because he’s hungover from partying in clubs

J.R. Smith has been shooting the ball terribly during the playoffs, and Rihanna says that’s because the New York Knicks guard is hungover from partying in clubs every night. Smith shot the ball well in Games 2 and 3 of the Knicks-Boston Celtics series, which the Knicks won in six games. He went 13-of-27 (48 percent) including 4-9 (44 percent) on 3-pointers those two games. But...
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