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Game 3 of the Finals showed just how valuable Kevin Durant is to the Golden State Warriors. With two-time MVP Stephen Curry and All-Star Klay Thompson struggling to make shots, it was up to the MVP by way of Oklahoma City to save the day. Durant saved the Warriors Wednesday night from horrendous shooting by […]

No matter how the 2018 NBA Finals ends, J.R. Smith’s blunder at the end of regulation in Game 1 will forever live in infamy. Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant surely did not want Nick Young to commit a bonehead mistake of his own, which was why the former league MVP gave Young a clear […]

In Game 1 of the NBA Finals, Cleveland Cavaliers veteran guard J.R. Smith had one of the biggest mental blunders in league history as he dribbled out the final 4.7 seconds of a tied game in the fourth quarter after grabbing a rebound just feet from the basket. The play has obviously drawn a ton […]

Fans have used all means available to mock Cleveland Cavaliers guard J.R. Smith’s late-game mistake in Game 1. One fan even quoted the Golden State Warriors’ Kevin Durant just to rub in Smith’s blunder which cost the game for Cleveland. As tweeted by Warriors on NBCS, a fan used Durant’s widely-known quote from his MVP […]

No one controls a basketball game like LeBron James. The Cleveland Cavaliers icon put together perhaps the greatest offensive performance in NBA history. But even King James’ reign can’t overcome the madness of J.R. Smith, who is just dangerous enough to hurt both teams, but increasingly more a problem for his own. It is said […]

By now, everyone on the planet has talked about the final moments of regulation in Game 1 of the 2018 NBA Finals between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors. J.R. Smith, the Cavs’ unpredictable shooting guard, has been cursed by every Cavs fan, in every way imaginable– in every nation’s language and dialect. LeBron […]

Golden State Warriors shooting guard Klay Thompson isn’t holding back anymore. Not only did J.R. Smith make himself enemy No. 1 by way of the Cleveland Cavaliers for his end-of-game gaffe in Game 1 of the 2018 NBA Finals, he did the same thing concerning the Golden State Warriors when he accidentally undercut Thompson leading […]

There is never a good time to suffer from brain farts in sports, let alone during one of the biggest sporting events of the year. But that’s exactly what happened to Cleveland Cavaliers shooting guard J.R. Smith on Thursday in Game 1 of the highly-anticipated 2018 NBA Finals showdown between the Cavs and the Golden […]

J.R. Smith of the Cleveland Cavaliers must be stewing right now, wallowing in utter disbelief of the mistake heard ’round the world. Smith allegedly forgot the score of the game when he made an offensive rebound in the fourth quarter with the game tied, and could have possibly shot the ball or called timeout to […]

Cleveland Cavaliers court jester — I mean — guard J.R. Smith had what is called a lapse in judgement in Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday against the Golden State Warriors. He rebounded a miss with the game tied late in the fourth quarter and dribbled to half court, looking as if he […]

Draymond Green was ultimately shocked to hear that J.R. Smith was aware the score was tied before he took an offensive rebounding opportunity out to the 3-point line, freezing out the last 4.5 seconds of regulation with the score still tied at 107. Posed with the question, Green tried to play the diplomatic approach, but […]

The talk of the town after Game 1 of the 2018 NBA Finals is J.R. Smith’s blunder in the clutch. Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr shared his thoughts, noting that it reminded him of a similar play in the past involving Derek Harper, per Anthony Slater of The Athletic. “Reminded me of a play […]

Many blamed J.R. Smith of the Cleveland Cavaliers for his mental breakdown in Game 1 of the NBA Finals. Golden State Warriors star Kevin Durant, however, praised Smith for his efforts on the boards. After snagging the offensive rebound, the Cavaliers had one timeout remaining. They could’ve called it and had a great chance at […]

Game 1 of the NBA Finals between the Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers is underway and we already have a scary moment happening. Warriors shooting guard Klay Thompson has been brought to the locker room after the Cavs’ J.R. Smith slid on the floor and onto Thompson’s leg. The All-Star guard took a pass […]

Al Horford wasn’t pleased with a late shot from J.R. Smith in the latter stages of the fourth quarter. The Boston Celtics center looked to finish an alley-oop play and was pushed in the back while airborne by Smith, causing Horford to stumble into the stanchion. Smith made no attempt to contest the shot or […]

Cleveland Cavaliers guard J.R. Smith heard it all from the Boston Celtics’ home crowd in Game 2, and Al Horford’s sister, Anna, is sharing the same fire as the fans on social media. Late in the fourth quarter, J.R. Smith committed a flagrant one foul on Horford as he pushed the latter while in mid-air. […]

The Boston Celtics took a commanding 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference Finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers after 48 minutes of intense physical competition. Late in the fourth quarter, Celtics guard Marcus Smart went amock on the Cavs’ J.R. Smith for pushing Al Horford while in mid-air. The livid Smart was separated from Smith before […]

Marcus Smart and J.R. Smith got into a scuffle in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference Finals duel. After the commotion, the Boston Celtics’ home crowd let the Cleveland Cavaliers shooting guard know how they feel about him. Below is a clip of the Boston crowd getting at Smith: As observed, Smith couldn’t do anything […]

In Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals between the Boston Celtics and Cleveland Cavaliers, J.R. Smith shoved Al Horford. It was the fourth quarter, with the Celtics leading and Horford attempting to put in a an alley-oop attempt, then it happened — J.R. Smith shoved the (then) vulnerable big in the back. Here is […]

Game 2 between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Boston Celtics was a physical contest all throughout 48 minutes, and the intensity appeared to have peaked late in the fourth quarter. After J.R. Smith’s dangerous foul on Al Horford, Marcus Smart wasn’t letting his opponent get away with the dirty play. The Celtics center went up for […]

During the last three NBA Finals, the Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers have had hotly-contested games, with their players not minding being physical against each other. That has carried on to their regular season games as well, with the latest during their Monday night matchup that saw a physical moment between Draymond Green and […]

Will Barton’s career-high 37-point explosion was one for the history books, becoming the most scored by a Denver Nuggets player coming off the bench since a hot-shooting J.R. Smith scored 41 points in 2009, according to ESPN Stats & Info. The long-striding spark plug torched the Chicago Bulls with six treys on the night, making […]

Cleveland Cavaliers guard J.R. Smith was not a fan of Hall of Famer Tracy McGrady’s comments earlier this summer when McGrady said “Anybody can win a championship. Everybody can’t get in the Hall of Fame.” Smith, an NBA champion but probably not-a-Hall-of-Famer, despite not being specifically mentioned, retaliated and called McGrady’s comments “dumb as hell.” […]

Even with all the uncertainties surrounding his future with the New York Knicks, Carmelo Anthony has made a lot of headlines because of how he has kept in shape this offseason. Videos of him have gone viral recently, where his alter ego, “Hoodie Melo” has been seen playing in pickup games together with some of […]

Earlier this week, Enes Kanter of the Oklahoma City Thunder had an interesting quote that took everyone by surprise. The 25-year-old claimed that J.R. Smith was the best player he’d ever seen in a pickup basketball game. Kanter recently participated in pickup games with some of the NBA’s elite like Smith’s Cleveland Cavaliers teammate LeBron […]

Heavily rumored New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony was reunited with his former teammate J.R. Smith in a pickup game that also included Oklahoma City Thunder big man Enes Kanter. Carmelo Anthony, JR Smith, Enes Kanter and others playing some pick up basketball. 👀🏀 https://t.co/ck9InU1XOJ — NBA SKITS (@NBA_Skits) August 8, 2017 The game was […]

Exploring how Kyrie can land with the L.A. Clippers LeBron James, the Cleveland Cavaliers and NBA twitter were all blindsided by reports that Kyrie Irving demanded a trade late last week. Irving’s dissatisfaction with his current team and co-superstar had everyone screaming as if it were the Kobe and Shaq breakup 2.0. Nonetheless, there’s never […]

It’s no secret that columnist Charley Rosen has been the external mouthpiece for Phil Jackson over the years through his columns, and things are no different now. According to Rosen, the firing of Jackson as the New York Knicks‘ President of Basketball Operations position was not the fault of his own. Rosen took sharp jabs at […]

One of the key differences between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Golden State Warriors has revolved around the matchup at shooting guard between J.R. Smith and Klay Thompson. Thompson limited the Cavs to a 1-of-12 performance when he was the primary defender in Game 1’s defensive war despite his offensive struggles, managing to keep the […]

The New York Knicks have been one of the most dysfunctional franchises in the last couple of years. Not only under Phil Jackson as team president, but also in the past couple of years before that. That dysfunction can best be seen by the numerous incidents, a lot of players complaining about the lack of team spirit, […]

In the last few months, much has been said about Carmelo Anthony‘s ever-evolving situation with the New York Knicks that seems to have a much bleaker future as time rolls on. On the eve the 2017 NBA Finals, a couple of his former Knicks teammates in Iman Shumpert and J.R. Smith touched upon the topic, both […]

If you know anything about Kenyon Martin, the man plays for keeps. So it didn’t come as a surprise to hear he once had such a huge clash with former Denver Nuggets shooting guard J.R. Smith, that he almost put it to him. Martin went on ESPN’s Highly Questionable and told a story where he had […]

Leave it to J.R. Smith to almost spoil the Cavs‘ first-round sweep of the Pacers. In the closing moments of Game 4, Smith stole the ball and then attempted a poorly thought out behind-the-back pass. Naturally, the Pacers stole the ball but were unable to convert on the other end, which allowed the Cavs to […]

Former Denver Nuggets head coach George Karl took some of his best haymakers at New York Knicks star Carmelo Anthony in his latest book “Furious George.” Karl describes his former player as a “true conundrum” and a “user of people,” among with his unwillingness to play defense and lack of pride in being a two-way […]

NBA free agency moves quickly. Players could officially sign contracts from July 7th onwards, and there has been some significant movement around the league. The dust has started to settle on the circus surrounding Kevin Durant, who eventually joined the Golden State Warriors. Al Horford took his talents to Boston to play with an exciting […]

In an NBA Finals with both LeBron James and Stephen Curry, the “real MVP” debate is bound to be never-ending. Before Game 4, J.R. Smith brought up the conversation again, of course favoring his teammate. What was truly interesting about Smith’s statements were not that he picked LeBron for MVP, but who he picked as […]

Game 1 of the NBA Finals was one of those contests you just want to move on from if you’re a Cleveland Cavalier. With the exception of LeBron James, Kevin Love and Kyrie Irving, no one showed up to play for the Cavaliers. Despite a superb job of limiting Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson offensively, […]