Former Los Angeles Lakers swingman JR Smith just spilled the beans on the rather contentious extracurricular activities that went done inside the Florida bubble back in 2020. According to Smith, more than a few players decided to kill their boredom inside the bubble by smoking weed.

The two-time NBA champ made his confession on a recent episode of the All The Smoke podcast with Stephen Jackson and Matt Barnes. Smith did not hold back as he revealed how some players even took the court while they were high:

“I’m glad it happened because it finally broke that barrier and that stigma that you couldn’t play and all of this, it was a drug, it was this and that,” Smith said, via Zach Stevens of Lakers Nation. “When you go to the bubble basketball, some of the dudes was playing, it was like practice games, kind of situations, so some of them really can’t play that well in front of 30,000. But at this same time, you see some of the best level of basketball, you seen these dudes still doing what they was doing, kicking, killing.”

Wow. Smith just went full narc here. You have to note that during the bubble, Smith was playing for the Lakers. It would only be logical to think that he spent most of his time inside there with his teammates.

This actually isn't hard to believe considering how the NBA decided to suspend its policy on randomly testing players for marijuana during the bubble. Up until today, the league does not conduct random testing for this particular substance. It is worth noting, however, that while cannabis is legal in several states across the U.S., it remains illegal in Florida for recreational use.

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Smith is clearly a strong advocate of the doobie, and he explained why he believes the entire stigma against marijuana should be abolished altogether:

“So stop making it seem like it’s alcohol or something,” he continued. “You know you ain’t out there playing drunk just getting 60 like that. That s— ain’t happening no more. But when you can be at peace with your mind, with your body, with your soul and you can go out there and just hoop, that’s all you want.”