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{{Short description|American basketball player (born 1985)}}
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{{Use American English|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| image = J.R. Smith (40627108671) (cropped).jpg
| caption = Smith with the [[Cleveland Cavaliers]] in 2018
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|9|9}}
| birth_place = [[Freehold Borough, New Jersey]], U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 6
| weight_lb = 220
| high_school = * [[Lakewood High School (New Jersey)|Lakewood]]<br/>([[Lakewood, New Jersey]])
* [[Saint Benedict's Preparatory School|St. Benedict's Prep]]<br/>([[Newark, New Jersey]])
| draft_year = 2004
| draft_round = 1
| draft_pick = 18
| draft_team = [[New Orleans Hornets]]
| career_start = 2004
| career_end = 2020
| career_position = [[Shooting guard]] / [[small forward]]
| career_number = 23, 1, 5, 8, 21
| years1 = {{nbay|2004|start}}–{{nbay|2005|end}}
| team1 = [[New Orleans Hornets]]<ref group=lower-alpha>During the 2005–06 and 2006–07 seasons, the team was known as the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets during their [[Effect of Hurricane Katrina on the New Orleans Hornets|temporary relocation to Oklahoma City due to Hurricane Katrina]].</ref>
| years2 = {{nbay|2006|start}}–{{nbay|2010|end}}
| team2 = [[Denver Nuggets]]
| years3 = [[2011–12 Chinese Basketball Association season|2011–2012]]
| team3 = [[Zhejiang Golden Bulls]]
| years4 = {{nbay|2011|end}}–{{nbay|2014|end}}
| team4 = [[New York Knicks]]
| years5 = {{nbay|2014|end}}–{{nbay|2018|end}}
| team5 = [[Cleveland Cavaliers]]
| years6 = {{nbay|2019|end}}
| team6 = [[Los Angeles Lakers]]
| highlights =
* 2× [[List of NBA champions|NBA champion]] ({{nbafy|2016}}, {{nbafy|2020}})
* [[NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award|NBA Sixth Man of the Year]] ({{nbay|2012|end}})
* [[Chinese Basketball Association|CBA]] All-Star ([[2011–12 CBA season|2012]])
* [[List of Chinese Basketball Association scoring leaders|CBA scoring champion]] ([[2011–12 CBA season|2012]])
* [[McDonald's All-American Game|McDonald's All-American Game Co-MVP]] ([[2004 McDonald's All-American Boys Game|2004]])
* Second-team [[Parade All-America Boys Basketball Team|''Parade'' All-American]] (2004)
| stat1label = [[Point (basketball)|Points]]
| stat1value = 12,148 (12.4 ppg)
| stat2label = [[Rebound (basketball)|Rebounds]]
| stat2value = 3,073 (3.1 rpg)
| stat3label = [[Assist (basketball)|Assists]]
| stat3value = 2,077 (2.1 apg)
}}
'''Earl Joseph''' "'''J.{{nbsp}}R.'''" '''Smith III'''<ref name="times" /> (born September 9, 1985) is an American former professional [[basketball]] player in the [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA). Smith played high school basketball at [[New Jersey]] basketball powerhouse [[Saint Benedict's Preparatory School]] in [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]]. He entered the NBA out of high school after being selected in the first round of the [[2004 NBA draft]] with the 18th overall pick by the [[New Orleans Hornets]]. He has also played for the [[Denver Nuggets]] and [[New York Knicks]], as well as for the [[Zhejiang Golden Bulls]] of the [[Chinese Basketball Association]] (CBA). Smith won two [[NBA championship]]s, with the [[Cleveland Cavaliers]] in [[2016 NBA Finals|2016]] and with the [[Los Angeles Lakers]] in [[2020 NBA Finals|2020]].
In 2021, Smith enrolled at [[North Carolina A&T State University]], where he joined their [[North Carolina A&T Aggies|Aggies]] golf team.
==Early life==
Born in [[Freehold Borough, New Jersey]],<ref>{{cite web|last=Trevelise|first=Steve|url=http://nj1015.com/jr-smith-celebrates-a-cavaliers-championship-jersey-style/|title=JR Smith Celebrates a Cavaliers Championship 'Jersey' Style|work=nj1015.com|date=June 20, 2016|access-date=November 20, 2018}}</ref> Smith grew up in the [[Clarksburg, New Jersey|Clarksburg]] section of [[Millstone Township, New Jersey]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/25/sports/basketball-amityville-prep-star-shares-award.html|title=Amityville Prep Star Shares Award|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=March 25, 2004|access-date=November 20, 2018|quote=J. R. Smith, a 6–6 guard from Clarksburg, N.J., scored 16 points to win the East's most valuable player award.}}</ref> He spent five years in high school.<ref name=high-school>{{cite web|last=Katz|first=Andy|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/draft2004/columns/story?columnist=katz_andy&id=1823289|title=Smith shining as shooter|work=ESPN.com|date=June 16, 2004|access-date=November 20, 2018}}</ref> A freshman in 1999–2000, Smith went to [[Steinert High School|Steinert High]] for the first semester and then [[Trenton Catholic Academy|McCorristin Catholic High]] for the next, both in New Jersey. Having not competed in sports for either school, he was permitted to transfer to [[Lakewood High School (New Jersey)|Lakewood High]] and repeat his freshman year. He played two seasons of basketball for Lakewood before transferring to [[Saint Benedict's Preparatory School]] in 2002.<ref name="high-school" /> Smith was highly rated in [[American football|football]]<ref name="high-school" /> and also played [[baseball]].<ref name=nbabio>{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/players/jr/smith/2747|title=Jr Smith stats, details, videos, and news|work=NBA.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181018092937/http://www.nba.com/players/jr/smith/2747|archive-date=October 18, 2018}}</ref> He focused strictly on basketball as a senior.<ref name="high-school" /> He committed to play college basketball at [[North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball|North Carolina]] after a lengthy recruiting battle. However, after winning co-MVP with [[Dwight Howard]] at the [[2004 McDonald's All-American Boys Game|2004 McDonald's All-American Game]],<ref name="high-school" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/sports/news/story?id=1773078|title=Howard, J.R. Smith co-MVPs|work=ESPN.com|date=April 1, 2004|access-date=November 20, 2018}}</ref> Smith decided to forgo college and declared for the [[2004 NBA draft]].<ref name="high-school" />
==Professional career==
===New Orleans Hornets (2004–2006)===
Smith was selected by the [[New Orleans Hornets]] with the 18th overall pick in the [[2004 NBA draft]]. As a rookie, Smith was named Western Conference Rookie of the Month three times (January, February, March) and participated in the 2005 NBA Slam Dunk Contest, finishing third.<ref name="nbabio" /> After averaging 10.3 points in 76 games (56 starts) as a rookie, he averaged 7.7 points in 55 games (25 starts) in 2005–06.<ref name="nbabio" /> Smith fell out of favor with Hornets coach [[Byron Scott]] due to a poor work ethic. He began the 2005–06 season as the starting shooting guard and ended it out of the rotation.<ref name=hornets-trade>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/espn/wire?section=nba&id=2519822|title=Bulls acquire F-C Brown, G Smith from Hornets for C Chandler|work=ESPN.com|date=July 14, 2006|access-date=November 20, 2018}}</ref>
===Denver Nuggets (2006–2011)===
On July 14, 2006, Smith was traded, alongside [[P. J. Brown]], to the [[Chicago Bulls]] in exchange for [[Tyson Chandler]].<ref name="hornets-trade" /> Six days later, he was traded again, this time to the [[Denver Nuggets]] in exchange for [[Howard Eisley]] and two second-round draft picks.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/nuggets/news/nuggets_acquire_jrsmith_072006.html|title=Nuggets Acquire J.R. Smith from Bulls|work=NBA.com|date=July 20, 2006|access-date=November 20, 2018}}</ref> During his first season in Denver, Smith served a 10-game NBA suspension from December 18 to January 8 following his involvement in the [[Knicks–Nuggets brawl|Knicks/Nuggets melee]] at New York's [[Madison Square Garden]] on December 16.<ref name="nbabio" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=2701228|title=Suspensions total 47 games from Knicks-Nuggets fight|work=ESPN.com|date=December 20, 2006|access-date=November 20, 2018}}</ref> He later missed eight games between February 23 and March 11 while recovering from arthroscopic left knee surgery.<ref name="nbabio" /> After struggling in the first four games of the Nuggets' first-round playoff series against the [[San Antonio Spurs]], including going 0-for-12 from 3-point range, Smith was benched for Game 5 of the series.<ref name=benched>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/playoffs2007/news/story?id=2857204|title=Karl: Smith's decisions in playoffs led to benching|work=ESPN.com|date=May 1, 2007|access-date=November 20, 2018}}</ref> Nuggets coach [[George Karl]] reportedly had had enough of Smith's mistakes throughout the series, compounded by Smith's 3-pointer with 25.7 seconds left in Game 4 with Denver trailing 93–89.<ref name="benched" />
[[File:Chauncey Billups and J.R. Smith.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Smith with the Nuggets in January 2011]]
On December 23, 2009, Smith scored a season-high 41 points against the [[Atlanta Hawks]], becoming the first NBA player ever to record multiple games of 10+ 3-pointers.<ref name="nbabio" /> He finished the 2009–10 season averaging a then career-high 15.4 points per game.<ref name=br>{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/smithjr01.html|title=J.R. Smith|work=Basketball-Reference.com|access-date=November 20, 2018}}</ref> In 2010–11, he averaged 12.3 points and 2.2 assists as the Nuggets' sixth man.<ref name=china>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/6969186/jr-smith-denver-nuggets-signs-chinese-league-contract|title=J.R. Smith to play in Chinese league|work=ESPN.com|date=September 14, 2011|access-date=November 20, 2018}}</ref> Smith's tenure with the Nuggets ended in September 2011 due to the [[2011 NBA lockout|NBA lockout]]. A fan favorite in Denver for his 3-point shooting and electric dunks, Smith often drew the ire of coach George Karl for his befuddling shot selection.<ref name="china" />
===Zhejiang Golden Bulls (2011–2012)===
In September 2011, due to the [[2011 NBA lockout|NBA lockout]], Smith signed a one-year deal with the [[Zhejiang Golden Bulls]] of the [[Chinese Basketball Association]] (CBA).<ref name="china" /> In accordance with CBA rules, Smith's contract with the Golden Bulls did not include an opt-out clause that would allow him to return to the NBA following the conclusion of the lockout.<ref name=china2>{{cite web|author=Sun Xiaochen|url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cndy/2011-09/15/content_13690070.htm|title=Import business thriving|work=ChinaDaily.com.cn|date=September 15, 2011|access-date=October 11, 2011}}</ref> His deal was estimated to be worth around $3 million, the highest in league history.<ref name="china2" /> In 32 games for Zhejiang, he averaged 34.4 points, 7.4 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 2.5 steals per game. On February 1, 2012, he scored a season-high 60 points with 14 3-pointers in a 122–110 win over the [[Qingdao DoubleStar|Qingdao Eagles]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Zagoria|first=Adam|url=http://www.zagsblog.com/2012/02/01/j-r-smith-drops-60-in-a-chinese-playoff-game/|title=J.R. Smith Drops 60 in a Chinese League Game|work=zagsblog.com|date=February 1, 2012|access-date=November 20, 2018}}</ref> He had four 50+ point games during the season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://basketball.usbasket.com/player/JR_Smith/NBA/Cleveland-Cavaliers/65059|title=J.R. Smith Basketball Player Profile|work=USbasket.com|access-date=November 20, 2018}}</ref>
===New York Knicks (2012–2015)===
[[File:J.R. Smith Nov 2013.jpg|thumb|upright|Smith with the Knicks in November 2013]]
On February 17, 2012, Smith signed with the [[New York Knicks]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.insidehoops.com/blog/?p=9274|title=Knicks sign J.R. Smith, waive Renaldo Balkman|work=InsideHoops.com|date=February 17, 2012|access-date=November 20, 2018}}</ref> He appeared in 35 games for the Knicks to finish the regular season, before appearing in all five of the Knicks' postseason games.<ref name=sign12>{{cite web|url=http://www.insidehoops.com/blog/?p=10454|title=Knicks re-sign J.R. Smith|work=InsideHoops.com|date=July 11, 2012|access-date=November 20, 2018}}</ref>
On July 11, 2012, Smith re-signed with the Knicks.<ref name="sign12" /> In 2012–13, he averaged a career-high 18.1 points, 5.3 rebounds and 2.7 assists over 33.5 minutes in 80 games off the bench. He earned Eastern Conference Player of the Week honors for the period ending March 31, after posting three consecutive 30-point efforts off the bench, becoming the first NBA player to accomplish the feat in over 23 years. He was subsequently named the [[NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award|NBA Sixth Man of the Year]], becoming just the third player in franchise history to win the award, joining [[Anthony Mason (basketball)|Anthony Mason]] and [[John Starks (basketball)|John Starks]].<ref name=sign13>{{cite web|url=http://www.insidehoops.com/blog/?p=13724|title=New York Knicks re-sign J.R. Smith|work=InsideHoops.com|date=July 11, 2013|access-date=November 20, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/2013/news/04/22/smith-wins-sixth-man-award-release/|title=Knicks' J.R. Smith wins Kia Sixth Man Award|work=NBA.com|date=April 22, 2013|access-date=November 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150417041045/http://www.nba.com/2013/news/04/22/smith-wins-sixth-man-award-release/|archive-date=April 17, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
On July 11, 2013, Smith re-signed with the Knicks.<ref name="sign13" /> He missed the first five games of the 2013–14 season for violating the NBA's anti-drug policy.<ref name=suspend>{{cite web|last=Beck|first=Howard|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/07/sports/basketball/knicks-smith-suspended-for-violating-drug-program.html|title=Knicks' Smith Given Five-Game Suspension|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=September 6, 2013|access-date=November 20, 2018}}</ref> On March 26, he hit nine 3-pointers against the [[Sacramento Kings]], tying the Knicks' franchise record.<ref name="nbabio" /> On April 4, he scored a season-high 32 points with eight 3-pointers in a 90–89 loss to the [[Washington Wizards]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=400490009|title=Wiz clip Knicks on Bradley Beal's jumper, Carmelo Anthony's miscues|work=ESPN.com|date=April 4, 2014|access-date=November 20, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/boxscore?gameId=400490009|title=Wizards vs. Knicks – Box Score|work=ESPN.com|date=April 4, 2014|access-date=November 20, 2018}}</ref> Two days later, in a 102–91 loss to the [[Miami Heat]], Smith broke an NBA record of 21 three-pointers taken in a single game, a mark set in 2005 by [[Damon Stoudamire]]. Smith hit 10 of 22 3-point shots against the Heat, setting a franchise record for 3-pointers made and finishing with 32 points for the second straight game.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=400490022|title=LeBron James, Heat outlast J.R. Smith's 3-point barrage|work=ESPN.com|date=April 6, 2014|access-date=November 20, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com/nba/story/j-r-smith-shoots-an-nba-record-22-three-pointers-in-knicks-loss-040614|title=J.R. Smith shoots an NBA-record 22 three-pointers in Knicks' loss|work=FoxSports.com|date=April 6, 2014|access-date=November 20, 2018}}</ref>
===Cleveland Cavaliers (2015–2019)===
====2014–15 season====
[[File:JR Smith Cavs - 2015 (cropped).jpg|right|thumb|upright|Smith with the Cavaliers in January 2015]]
On January 5, 2015, Smith was acquired by the [[Cleveland Cavaliers]] in a three-team trade that involved the Knicks and the [[Oklahoma City Thunder]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/cavaliers/releases/cavs-trade-150105|title=Cavs Acquire Shumpert and Smith in Three-Team Trade|work=NBA.com|date=January 5, 2015|access-date=January 5, 2015}}</ref> On April 27, 2015, Smith was suspended for the first two games of the Eastern Conference semifinals after he swung his arm and made contact with the head of Celtics forward [[Jae Crowder]] in Game 4 of their first-round series against Boston.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/2015/news/04/27/smith-olynyk-suspended-perkins-fined/|title=Smith, Olynyk suspended; Perkins fined|work=NBA.com|date=April 27, 2015|access-date=April 30, 2015}}</ref> In Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals against the [[Atlanta Hawks]], Smith made eight 3-pointers and scored 28 points in a 97–89 victory.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/games/20150520/CLEATL/gameinfo.html|title=Smith, James lead Cavs past Hawks 97–89 in Game 1|work=NBA.com|date=May 20, 2015|access-date=May 20, 2015}}</ref> He helped the Cavaliers sweep the Hawks to reach the [[2015 NBA Finals|NBA Finals]], where they lost to the [[Golden State Warriors]] in six games. During Cleveland's NBA Finals run in the 2015 playoffs, Smith appeared in 18 games (four starts), averaging 12.8 points and 4.7 rebounds in 31.1 minutes per game.<ref name=cavs-sign15>{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/cavaliers/releases/smith-signing-2015|title=Cavaliers Re-Sign Guard J.R. Smith|work=NBA.com|date=September 2, 2015|access-date=September 2, 2015}}</ref>
====2015–16 season: First championship====
On September 2, 2015, Smith re-signed with the Cavaliers.<ref name="cavs-sign15"/> Smith played in 77 games (all starts) with Cleveland in the 2015–16 regular season, averaging 12.4 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.1 steals in 30.7 minutes. He ranked seventh in the league in 3-pointers made (204), setting a franchise single-season record. He also shot .400 from beyond the arc, which was tied for 18th-best in the NBA. Smith led Cleveland in steal-to-turnover ratio (1.37) and scored 10 or more points 50 times and 20 or more points 11 times.<ref name=cavs-sign16>{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/cavaliers/releases/smith-signing-2016|title=Cavaliers Re-Sign Guard J.R. Smith|work=NBA.com|date=October 15, 2016|access-date=October 15, 2016}}</ref> During Cleveland's playoff run, Smith started in all 21 games, averaging 11.5 points, 3.2 rebounds and 1.2 steals in 34.8 minutes per game. He made a franchise playoff-record 65 3-pointers, which were also the fourth-most threes made by any NBA player in a single postseason. Smith scored in double figures in each of the last five games of the [[2016 NBA Finals|NBA Finals]], as Cleveland went 4–1 over that stretch against Golden State and took home the franchise's first NBA title.<ref name="cavs-sign16"/>
====2016–17 season====
On October 15, 2016, Smith re-signed with the Cavaliers.<ref name="cavs-sign16"/> After a contract stalemate that had consumed nearly the first three weeks of training camp, Smith and the Cavaliers reached an agreement on a four-year deal worth $57 million.<ref>{{cite web|last=Stein|first=Marc|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/17796435/cleveland-cavaliers-jr-smith-agree-4-year-57-million-contract|title=Cavaliers re-sign J.R. Smith; deal for 4 years, $57M, sources say|work=ESPN.com|date=October 15, 2016|access-date=November 20, 2018}}</ref> On November 1, in a win over the Houston Rockets, Smith hit his 344th three-pointer, passing [[Damon Jones]] for ninth place on the team's all-time list.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=400899497|title=Irving scores 32 as Cavaliers beat Rockets to stay unbeaten|work=ESPN.com|date=November 1, 2016|access-date=November 1, 2016}}</ref> On November 18, he hit three 3-pointers against the [[Detroit Pistons]] to move past [[Dirk Nowitzki]] into 15th place on the NBA's career list for 3-pointers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=400899625|title=Irving, James lead Cavaliers over Pistons 104–81|work=ESPN.com|date=November 18, 2016|access-date=November 19, 2016}}</ref> On December 13, Smith, having been in a season-long shooting slump, scored 17 of his season-high 23 points in the first half of the Cavaliers' 103–86 win over the [[Memphis Grizzlies]]. He came into the game shooting a career-low 31 percent from the field and 32 percent on 3-pointers, the lowest mark since his rookie season with New Orleans. He finished the game with 8-of-17 from the field and 6-of-10 on 3s, passing [[Dale Ellis]] (1,719) for 14th on the career three-pointer list.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=400899810|title=Love, LeBron lead Cavaliers past Gasol-less Grizzlies 103–86|work=ESPN.com|date=December 13, 2016|access-date=December 13, 2016}}</ref> On December 20, in a win over the [[Milwaukee Bucks]], Smith suffered a fractured right thumb that required surgery.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/cavaliers/news/releases/smith-update-161221|title=Smith to Have Surgery on Fractured Right Thumb|work=NBA.com|date=December 21, 2016|access-date=December 21, 2016}}</ref> Three days later, he was ruled out for 12–14 weeks.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/cavaliers/news/releases/smith-update-161223|title=J.R. Smith Completes Surgery on Right Thumb|work=NBA.com|date=December 23, 2016|access-date=December 23, 2016}}</ref> He made his return to the line-up on March 9 against the Pistons.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=400900355|title=Pistons overcome James, Cavaliers in 106–101 win|work=ESPN.com|date=March 9, 2017|access-date=March 10, 2017}}</ref> Smith helped the Cavaliers go 12–1 over the first three rounds of the playoffs to reach the NBA Finals for a third straight season. There the Cavaliers faced the Warriors, but lost the [[2017 NBA Finals|series]] in five games.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=400954514|title=Kevin Durant, Stephen Curry lead Warriors to NBA title|work=ESPN.com|date=June 12, 2017|access-date=November 20, 2018}}</ref>
====2017–18 season====
[[File:J.R. Smith - 37333894370.jpg | thumb | 220x124px | right | Smith in 2017 ]]
[[File:J.R. Smith (25756183257).jpg|thumb|left|Smith during pre-game warmup in 2018]]
Smith struggled over the first 10 games of the 2017–18 season.<ref name=cavs-bucks>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=400974900|title=Love, LeBron push Cavaliers past Bucks 124–119|work=ESPN.com|date=November 7, 2017|access-date=November 7, 2017}}</ref> He found his form on November 7, scoring a season-high 20 points on 5-of-7 3-pointers in a 124–119 win over the Milwaukee Bucks, passing [[Rashard Lewis]] (1,787) for 14th place on the NBA's career 3-pointers made list.<ref name="cavs-bucks"/> On December 14, in a 121–112 win over the [[Los Angeles Lakers]], Smith passed [[Chauncey Billups]] (1,830) for 11th place on the NBA's career 3-pointers made list.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=400975166|title=LeBron gets triple-double, Cavs beat Lonzo's Lakers 121–112|work=ESPN.com|date=December 14, 2017|access-date=December 14, 2017}}</ref> On March 2, 2018, Smith was suspended by the Cavaliers for one game for throwing a bowl of soup at assistant coach, [[Damon Jones]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Windhorst|first1=Brian|last2=McMenamin|first2=Dave|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/22624251/cleveland-cavaliers-jr-smith-earned-suspension-throwing-bowl-soup-assistant-coach-damon-jones|title=Sources: JR Smith earned suspension for throwing soup at assistant Damon Jones|work=ESPN.com|date=March 2, 2018|access-date=November 20, 2018}}</ref> During Game 1 of the [[2018 NBA Finals|NBA Finals]] against the Warriors, Smith got a free-throw rebound with 4.7 seconds left in regulation time.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/01/sports/jr-smith-cleveland-cavaliers-finals.html|title=What Was J.R. Smith Thinking on the Last Play of Regulation?|date=June 1, 2018|work=The New York Times|access-date=June 3, 2018|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> The game was tied, meaning that a basket would have won the game. Smith, apparently confused and thinking the Cavaliers were leading, attempted to dribble out the clock before realizing his error and frantically passing to [[George Hill (basketball)|George Hill]] with 1.2 seconds left, in front of a visibly irate LeBron James. The Cavaliers lost 124–114 in overtime. In a post-game interview, Smith initially claimed to have known it was a tie game.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.si.com/nba/2018/05/31/jr-smith-dribbles-out-clock-video-game-1-nba-finals|title=Watch: J.R. Smith dribbles out the clock in tied game|work=SI.com|access-date=June 3, 2018|language=en}}</ref> He later backtracked, saying: "After thinking about it a lot... I can't say I was sure of anything at that point."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.si.com/nba/2018/06/02/jr-smith-game-1-ending-warriors-cavs-nba-playoffs|title=J.R. Smith backtracks on Game 1 mistake explanation|work=SI.com|access-date=June 3, 2018|language=en}}</ref> The Cavaliers went on to lose the series in a four-game sweep.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=401034616|title=Dub Dynasty: Warriors sweep Cavaliers for second straight title|work=ESPN.com|date=June 8, 2018|access-date=November 20, 2018}}</ref>
====2018–19 season====
Cleveland began [[2018–19 Cleveland Cavaliers season|2018–19]] with a 2–13 record after LeBron James left the team in free agency for the Lakers.  Head coach [[Tyronn Lue]] had been fired after an 0–6 start, the team was suffering injuries to All-Star [[Kevin Love]] and others, and Smith's role had been reduced. On November 20, 2018, the Cavaliers announced that Smith "will no longer be with team as the organization works with JR and his representation regarding his future." A day earlier, he had accused the team of not trying to win, saying their goal was to "develop [young players] and lose to get lottery picks."<ref>{{cite news|last=Windhorst|first=Brian|title=JR Smith away from Cavaliers as team works on trade|date=November 20, 2018|website=ESPN.com|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/25332090/jr-smith-away-cavs-team-seeks-trade|access-date=November 20, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Withers|first=Tom|title=J.R. Smith parting ways with Cleveland Cavaliers|date=November 20, 2018|website=NBA.com|agency=Associated Press|url=http://www.nba.com/article/2018/11/20/cavaliers-jr-smith-parting-ways|access-date=November 20, 2018}}</ref>
On July 15, 2019, he was waived by the Cavaliers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/article/2019/07/15/cleveland-cavaliers-waive-jr-smith|title=Cavaliers waive JR Smith|website=NBA.com|language=en|access-date=2019-07-15}}</ref>
===Los Angeles Lakers (2020)===
On July 1, 2020, Smith signed with the [[Los Angeles Lakers]] for the remainder of the [[2019–20 Los Angeles Lakers season|2019–20]] season, reuniting him with former Cavaliers teammate [[LeBron James]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/29394050/jr-smith-signs-lakers-rest-season|title=JR Smith signs with Lakers|website=ESPN.com|access-date=2020-07-01}}</ref> On July 30, he made his debut for the Lakers, recording no points and one foul in a 103–101 win over the [[Los Angeles Clippers]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=LA Clippers vs Los Angeles Lakers Jul 30, 2020 Game Summary|url=https://www.nba.com/game/0021901232|access-date=November 28, 2021|website=NBA}}</ref> On August 3, Smith logged his first points for the Lakers, grabbing four points in a 116–108 win over the [[Utah Jazz]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Los Angeles Lakers vs Utah Jazz Aug 3, 2020 Game Summary|url=https://www.nba.com/game/0021901255|access-date=November 28, 2021|website=NBA}}</ref> On August 13, he recorded a season-high 11 points, along with one rebound and two assists, in a 122–136 loss to the [[Sacramento Kings]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sacramento Kings vs Los Angeles Lakers Aug 13, 2020 Game Summary|url=https://www.nba.com/game/0021901310|access-date=November 28, 2021|website=NBA}}</ref> On August 20, he recorded a playoff-high 11 points, along with two assists, in a 111–88 win over the [[Portland Trail Blazers]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Portland Trail Blazers vs Los Angeles Lakers Aug 20, 2020 Game Summary|url=https://www.nba.com/game/0041900142|access-date=November 28, 2021|website=NBA}}</ref> Smith would go on to win his second NBA championship when the Lakers defeated the [[Miami Heat]] in six games.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/lakers/story/2020-10-12/j-r-smith-only-one-way-to-celebrate-an-nba-championship-is-shirtless|title=For J.R. Smith, there's only one way to celebrate an NBA championship — shirtless|website=Los Angeles Times|last=Schilken|first=Chuck|date=October 12, 2020|access-date=December 30, 2021}}</ref>
==Career statistics==
{{NBA player statistics legend|champion=y}}
===NBA===
====Regular season====
{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2004}}
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2004–05 New Orleans Hornets season|New Orleans]]
| 76 || 56 || 24.5 || .394 || .288 || .689 || 2.0 || 1.9 || .7 || .1 || 10.3
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2005}}
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2005–06 New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets season|New Orleans]]
| 55 || 25 || 18.0 || .393 || .371 || .822 || 2.0 || 1.1 || .7 || .1 || 7.7
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2006}}
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2006–07 Denver Nuggets season|Denver]]
| 63 || 24 || 23.3 || .441 || .390 || .810 || 2.3 || 1.4 || .8 || .1 || 13.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2007}}
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2007–08 Denver Nuggets season|Denver]]
| 74 || 0 || 19.2 || '''.461''' || '''.403''' || .719 || 2.1 || 1.7 || .8 || .2 || 12.3
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2008}}
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2008–09 Denver Nuggets season|Denver]]
| '''81''' || 18 || 27.7 || .446 || .397 || .754 || 3.7  || 2.8 || 1.0 || .2 || 15.2
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2009}}
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2009–10 Denver Nuggets season|Denver]]
| 75 || 0 || 27.8 || .414 || .338 || .706 || 3.1 || 2.4 || 1.3 || .3 || 15.4
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2010}}
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2010–11 Denver Nuggets season|Denver]]
| 79 || 6 || 24.9 || .435 || .390 || .738 || 4.1 || 2.2 || 1.2 || .2 || 12.3
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2011}}
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2011–12 New York Knicks season|New York]]
| 35 || 1 || 27.6 || .407 || .337 || .709 || 3.9 || 2.4 || '''1.5''' || .2 || 12.5
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2012}}
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2012–13 New York Knicks season|New York]]
| 80 || 0 || '''33.5''' || .422 || .356 || .762 || '''5.3''' || 2.7 || 1.3 || .3 || '''18.1'''
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2013}}
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2013–14 New York Knicks season|New York]]
| 74 || 37 || 32.7 || .415 || .394 || .652 || 4.0 || 3.0 || .9 || .3 || 14.5
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2014}}
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2014–15 New York Knicks season|New York]]
| 24 || 6 || 25.8 || .402 || .356 || .692 || 2.4 || '''3.4''' || .8 || .2 || 10.9
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2014}}
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2014–15 Cleveland Cavaliers season|Cleveland]]
| 46 || 45 || 31.8 || .425 || .390 || .818 || 3.5 || 2.5 || 1.4 || '''.4''' || 12.7
|-
| style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;"| {{nbay|2015}}†
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2015–16 Cleveland Cavaliers season|Cleveland]]
| 77 || '''77''' || 30.7 || .415 || .400 || .634 || 2.8 || 1.7 || 1.1 || .3 || 12.4
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2016}}
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2016–17 Cleveland Cavaliers season|Cleveland]]
| 41 || 35 || 29.0 || .346 || .351 || .667 || 2.8 || 1.5 || 1.0 || .3 || 8.6
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2017}}
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2017–18 Cleveland Cavaliers season|Cleveland]]
| 80 || 61 || 28.1 || .403 || .375 || .696 || 2.9 || 1.8 || .9 || .1 || 8.3
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2018}}
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2018–19 Cleveland Cavaliers season|Cleveland]]
| 11 || 4 || 20.2 || .342 || .308 || .800 || 1.6 || 1.9 || 1.0 || .3 || 6.7
|-
| style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;"| {{nbay|2019}}†
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2019–20 Los Angeles Lakers season|L.A. Lakers]]
| 6 || 0 || 13.2 || .318 || .091 || '''1.000''' || .8 || .5 || .2 || .0 || 2.8
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career
| 977 || 395 || 26.9 || .419 || .373 || .733 || 3.1 || 2.1 || 1.0 || .2 || 12.4
{{S-end}}
====Playoffs====
{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2007 NBA playoffs|2007]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2006–07 Denver Nuggets season|Denver]]
| 4 || 0 || 11.8 || .273 || .000 || '''1.000''' || 2.3 || .5 || 1.0 || .3 || 4.5
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2008 NBA playoffs|2008]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2007–08 Denver Nuggets season|Denver]]
| 4 || 0 || 27.0 || '''.535''' || .318 || .833 || 1.8 || 1.8 || 1.0 || .0 || '''18.3'''
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2009 NBA playoffs|2009]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2008–09 Denver Nuggets season|Denver]]
| 16 || 0 || 27.2 || .454 || .358 || .543 || 3.3 || '''2.8''' || 1.1 || .3 || 14.9
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2010 NBA playoffs|2010]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2009–10 Denver Nuggets season|Denver]]
| 6 || 0 || 26.5 || .368 || .355 || .875 || 3.8 || 1.7 || .7 || .3 || 11.2
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2011 NBA playoffs|2011]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2010–11 Denver Nuggets season|Denver]]
| 5 || 0 || 15.2 || .356 || .429 || .727 || 2.0 || 1.0 || .4 || .0 || 9.8
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2012 NBA playoffs|2012]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2011–12 New York Knicks season|New York]]
| 5 || 0 || '''35.0''' || .316 || .179 || '''1.000''' || 2.6 || 2.2 || '''1.2''' || .2 || 12.2
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2013 NBA playoffs|2013]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2012–13 New York Knicks season|New York]]
| 11 || 0 || 31.9 || .331 || .273 || .721 || '''4.7''' || 1.4 || 1.0 || .5 || 14.3
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2015 NBA playoffs|2015]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2014–15 Cleveland Cavaliers season|Cleveland]]
| 18 || 4 || 31.1 || .403 || .359 || .700 || '''4.7''' || 1.2 || 0.9 || '''.6''' || 12.8
|-
| style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;"| [[2016 NBA playoffs|2016]]†
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2015–16 Cleveland Cavaliers season|Cleveland]]
| 21 || '''21''' || 34.5 || .459 || .429 || .619 || 3.2 || 1.4 || '''1.2''' || .2 || 11.5
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2017 NBA playoffs|2017]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2016–17 Cleveland Cavaliers season|Cleveland]]
| 18 || 18 || 27.1 || .505 || '''.500''' || .455 || 2.3 || .7 || .7 || .3 || 8.1
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2018 NBA playoffs|2018]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2017–18 Cleveland Cavaliers season|Cleveland]]
| '''22'''|| '''21''' || 32.1 || .348 || .367 || .773 || 2.7 || 1.1 || 1.0 || .2 || 8.7
|-
|style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;"|[[2020 NBA playoffs|2020]]†
|style="text-align:left;"|[[2019–20 Los Angeles Lakers season|L.A. Lakers]]
|10||0||7.5||.269||.273||.000||.3||.3||.2||.0||2.0
|-
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career
| 140 || 64 || 27.9 || .397 || .367 || .706 || 3.0 || 1.3 || .9 || .3 || 10.7
{{S-end}}
===CBA===
{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2011–12 CBA season|2011–12]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Zhejiang Golden Bulls|Zhejiang]]
| 32 || 8 || 36.4 || .517 || .478 || .758 || 7.4 || 4.1 || 2.5 || .1 || 34.4
{{S-end}}
==College golf==
On August 11, 2021, it was reported that Smith enrolled at [[North Carolina A&T State University]], aiming for a [[bachelor of liberal studies|degree in liberal studies]] and planning to join the [[North Carolina A&T Aggies|Aggies golf team]].<ref>{{cite web|first1=Joseph|last1=Salvador|title=J.R. Smith to Enroll at North Carolina A&T and Compete for Golf Team|url=https://www.si.com/golf-archives/2021/08/11/jr-smith-enrolls-in-college-will-play-on-golf-team|date=August 11, 2021|website=si.com|access-date=August 11, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=August 11, 2021|title=Welcome to the #Aggie family@TheRealJRSmith!|url=https://twitter.com/ncatsuaggies/status/1425642470629683200|access-date=August 11, 2021|website=North Carolina A&T on Twitter.com}}</ref> The university announced on October 8, 2021, that Smith had qualified to play in the Aggies' upcoming tournament, the [[Elon Phoenix|Phoenix]] Invitational hosted by nearby [[Elon University]], on October 11 and 12. Under team rules, all golfers must qualify for regular-season tournaments in practice unless they were among the team's top two golfers in its previous tournament. Smith qualified for the Phoenix Invitational by one stroke,<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://ncataggies.com/news/2021/10/8/mens-golf-smith-to-play-in-phoenix-invitational.aspx |title=Smith to Play in Phoenix Invitational |publisher=North Carolina A&T Aggies |date=October 8, 2021 |accessdate=October 8, 2021}}</ref> shooting rounds of 83 and 78 (respectively 12 and 7 over par) on the event's first day.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/32383411/ex-nba-guard-jr-smith-makes-golf-debut-north-carolina-at |title=Ex-NBA guard JR Smith makes golf debut with North Carolina A&T |agency=Associated Press |website=ESPN.com |date=October 11, 2021 |accessdate=October 11, 2021}}</ref> Smith was named the North Carolina A&T Academic Athlete of the Year for 2021–2022 with a 4.0 GPA.<ref>{{cite web|date=April 25, 2022|title=North Carolina A&T's Academic Athlete of the Year, with a 4.0 GPA: JR Smith, Men's Golf|url=https://twitter.com/fos/status/1518742197805400064|access-date=April 25, 2022|website=Front Office Sports on Twitter.com}}</ref> Smith's time with the men's golf team is the focus of the 2023 docuseries ''[[Redefined: J. R. Smith]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gottfried |first1=Greg |title=J.R. Smith golf doc trailer drops, of course he's not wearing a shirt |url=https://www.golfdigest.com/story/jr-smith-golf-documentary-trailer-drops-not-wearing-a-shirt |access-date=17 April 2023 |publisher=Golf Digest |date=22 March 2023}}</ref>
==Esports==
In 2021, J.R Smith signed with [[Complexity Gaming]] and he also played Warzone tournaments.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.esports.com/en/complexity-signs-multiple-sports-stars-including-jr-smith-and-leonard-fournette-301303 |title=Complexity signs multiple sports stars including JR Smith and Leonard Fournette|website=esports.com |date=December 1, 2021 |accessdate=December 1, 2021}}</ref>
==Personal life==
[[File:JR Smith (48250679777) (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|Smith playing for Team Cleveland at the 2019 [[All-Star Legends & Celebrity Softball Game]] at [[Progressive Field]] in Cleveland]]
In 2012, ''[[The New York Times]]'' described Smith as perhaps the most heavily [[tattoo]]ed player in the NBA. He said that he got his first tattoo at 15 years old, has been in "[p]robably a thousand" tattoo parlors {{asof|December 2012|lc=y}} and had lost count of his number of tattoos "around 70-something."<ref name="tats">{{cite news |title=Covering J. R. Smith: A Knick Talks About His Tattoos |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/29/sports/basketball/covering-j-r-smith-a-knick-talks-about-his-tattoos.html |access-date=16 June 2021 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=December 28, 2019}}</ref> In June 2016, a Cleveland clothing company began selling a [[T-shirt]] which reproduced Smith's torso and upper arm tattoos.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rovell |first1=Darren |title=Look of a champion: Shirt of Smith's tats on sale |url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/16561660/shirt-looks-jr-smith-tattooed-torso-sale |access-date=16 June 2021 |work=[[ESPN.com]] |publisher=[[ESPN]] |date=June 27, 2016 |language=en}}</ref>                                                                                                                                                                  Smith in 2012 reportedly dated pop singer [[Rihanna]] between 2012 and 2013 .<ref>{{Cite web |last=Zaldivar |first=Gabe |title=Rihanna Reportedly Dating New York Knicks' J.R. Smith |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1187441-rihanna-reportedly-dating-new-york-knicks-jr-smith |access-date=2024-10-18 |website=Bleacher Report |language=en}}</ref>
In November 2016, Smith appeared on stage with his family at a Cleveland rally for the [[Hillary Clinton 2016 presidential campaign]] to endorse [[Hillary Clinton|Clinton]]'s candidacy for the [[2016 United States presidential election]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Podlesny |first1=Molly |title=LeBron James and J.R. Smith joined Hillary Clinton at a rally in Cleveland |url=https://www.sbnation.com/2016/11/6/13544660/lebron-james-and-j-r-smith-joined-hillary-clinton-at-a-rally-in-cleveland |access-date=16 June 2021 |work=[[SB Nation]] |date=November 6, 2016 |language=en}}</ref>
Smith [[Model (person)|modeled]] for [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]] and [[Supreme (brand)|Supreme]] in 2018. He subsequently had the Supreme logo tattooed on his [[Calf (leg)|calf]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Cowen |first1=Trace William |title=J.R. Smith Speaks on Getting Supreme Tattoo |url=https://www.complex.com/style/2018/08/jr-smith-on-supreme-tattoo |access-date=16 June 2021 |work=Complex |publisher=[[Complex Networks]] |date=August 20, 2018 |language=en}}</ref>
===Family===
Smith is the son of Ida and Earl Smith, and has three brothers and two sisters. His younger brother [[Chris Smith (basketball, born 1987)|Chris]] briefly played alongside him on the Knicks in 2013–14.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/2013/news/09/11/knicks-moves.ap/index.html |title=Knicks add guards Chris Smith, Toure' Murry |work=NBA.com |date=September 11, 2013 |access-date=November 8, 2013}}</ref> His younger brother Dimitrius played football at [[Monmouth Hawks football|Monmouth University]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Rodriguez |first=Nick |url=https://www.12up.com/posts/4959046-j-r-smith-s-brother-got-invited-to-try-out-for-a-nfl-team |title=J.R. Smith's Brother Got Invited to Try Out for a NFL Team |work=12up.com |date=May 4, 2017 |access-date=November 21, 2018 |archive-date=November 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211120171623/https://www.12up.com/posts/4959046-j-r-smith-s-brother-got-invited-to-try-out-for-a-nfl-team |url-status=dead }}</ref>
In August 2016, Smith married Jewel Harris ;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cleveland.com/cavs/index.ssf/2016/08/jr_smith_collects_another_ring.html|title=J.R. Smith collects another ring: Swish got married Monday}}</ref> the couple have three daughters together. Smith has one daughter from a previous relationship.<ref>{{cite web |title=NBA Star J.R. Smith Opens Up About Meeting Daughter's Step Father For First Time |url=https://thejasminebrand.com/2019/05/02/nba-star-j-r-smith-opens-up-about-meeting-daughters-step-father-for-first-time/ |website=theJasmineBRAND |access-date=23 October 2019 |date=2 May 2019}}</ref> Their second daughter together was born in January 2017, weighing one pound at birth.<ref>{{cite web|last=Vardon |first=Joe |url=http://www.cleveland.com/cavs/index.ssf/2017/01/jr_smiths_wife_gave_birth_to_b.html |title=J.R. Smith's wife gave birth to baby girl five months early |work=Cleveland.com |date=January 7, 2017 |access-date=February 7, 2017}}</ref> Former teammates [[Carmelo Anthony]] and [[Chris Paul]] are the godfathers of his first two daughters.<ref>{{cite web|title=J.R. Smith Postgame|url=http://knicksnow.com/videos/570/j-r-smith-postgame|access-date=March 21, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120223181359/http://knicksnow.com/videos/570/j-r-smith-postgame|archive-date=February 23, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=NY Knicks' J.R. Smith makes favorable first impression at Madison Square Garden with hot hand in win over Dallas Mavericks|website=[[New York Daily News]] |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/basketball/knicks/smith-favorable-impression-madison-square-garden-hot-hand-helps-ny-knicks-topple-defending-champion-dallas-mavericks-article-1.1025528}}</ref> On September 27, 2024, he welcomed a son with actress [[Candice Patton]] who's he in been a relationship with since 2019 despite Smith being married to Harris .<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/j-r-smith-and-the-flashs-candice-patton-welcome-1st-baby-together/|title=J.R. Smith Welcomes Baby Np. 1 With Candice Patton, Nearly 5 Years After Cheating Drama With Ex|last=Strout|first=Page|date=September 30, 2024|website=US Weekly|access-date=October 2, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Jackson |first=Dory |date=2019-12-18 |title=J.R. Smith Issues Response After His Wife Alleges He Cheated |url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/j-r-smith-issues-response-after-his-wife-alleges-he-cheated/ |access-date=2024-10-18 |website=Us Weekly |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Duncan-Smith |first=Nicole |date=2024-09-28 |title='He's Been Cheating on His Wife for Years': JR Smith Welcomes Baby With 'The Flash' Actress Candice Patton Years After Wife Exposed Their Affair on Instagram |url=https://atlantablackstar.com/2024/09/27/jr-smith-welcomes-baby-with-the-flash-actress-candice-patton/ |access-date=2024-10-18 |website=Atlanta Black Star |language=en-US}}</ref>
===Controversies===
{{criticism section|date=July 2022}}
On June 9, 2007, Smith and two passengers were injured in a car accident on Stagecoach Road in [[Millstone Township, New Jersey]], when the SUV he was driving collided with another car.<ref name="SUVcrash"/> Smith and a passenger, Andre Bell, were ejected from the vehicle at around 5:30&nbsp;p.m. Smith's vehicle went through a stop sign and collided with the other car.<ref name="SUVcrash"/> Smith was taken to Jersey Shore University Hospital.<ref name="SUVcrash"/> Bell suffered serious head injuries<ref name="SUVcrash">[https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=2899338 Nuggets guard Smith hospitalized but OK after SUV crash], updated June 10, 2007</ref> before being pronounced dead on the night of June 11.<ref name="passengerdies">[https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=2900023 Passenger in Smith car dies; player doing OK], updated June 11, 2007</ref> Neither Smith nor the second passenger suffered life-threatening injuries.<ref name="SUVcrash"/> Smith and Bell were not wearing seatbelts at the time.<ref name="passengerdies"/> In October 2008, a grand jury in [[Monmouth County, New Jersey]], declined to indict Smith on a [[vehicular manslaughter]] charge stemming from the accident.
On June 30, 2009, Smith pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of reckless driving in relation to the June 2007 accident. Smith was initially sentenced to 90 days in a Monmouth County (N.J.) jail, but 60 of those days were suspended, on the condition that he complete 500 hours of community service. On July 31, 2009, ''[[The Denver Post]]'' reported that Smith was released from jail after serving 24 days of his sentence.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.denverpost.com/sports/ci_12954703|title=Smith released from New Jersey jail|work=[[Denver Post]]|first=Chris|last=Dempsey|date=July 31, 2009}}</ref>
On August 5, 2009, Smith closed his Twitter account because he was accused of writing in a way that reflected the [[Bloods|Bloods gang]], specifically replacing his c's with k's.<ref>{{cite web|author=J.E. Skeets |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/nba/blog/ball_dont_lie/post/J-R-Smith-shuts-down-Twitter-account-amid-contr?urn=nba,180969 |title=J.R. Smith shuts down Twitter account amid controversy – Ball Don't Lie – NBA Blog – Yahoo! Sports |publisher=Sports.yahoo.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305064205/https://sports.yahoo.com/nba/blog/ball_dont_lie/post/J-R-Smith-shuts-down-Twitter-account-amid-contr?urn=nba,180969|archive-date=March 5, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
On August 28, 2009, Smith was suspended seven games for the 2009–10 NBA season in response to his guilty plea to a reckless driving charge related to the fatal 2007 accident. The NBA also cited his poor driving record as grounds for the suspension.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=4429517 |title=NBA suspends Denver Nuggets' J.R. Smith, Phoenix Suns' Jason Richardson – ESPN |publisher=[[ESPN]] |date=August 28, 2009 |access-date=August 15, 2012}}</ref> Smith's driving record included five suspensions in eight months, but was "in good standing" at the time of the crash in New Jersey. He was required to pay restoration fees and fines. Smith totaled 27 points against his record from April 2005 to January 2006, including eight violations on seven different days. Five citations were for [[speeding]].<ref>[https://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/basketball/nba/nuggets/2007-06-12-smith-license_N.htm Nuggets' Smith out of hospital after wreck that killed friend]</ref> Since the accident, he has received two more speeding tickets and three license suspensions in New Jersey.<ref name="nytimes.com">[https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/01/06/sports/AP-BKN-Player-Injured-Crash.html JR Smith Facing Traffic Charges From Fatal Crash] NYTimes.com, January 6, 2009</ref>
In March 2012, Smith was fined $25,000 by the NBA for posting a picture of model [[Tahiry Jose]] on his Twitter account.<ref>{{cite web|title=The NBA strangely decides to fine J.R. Smith for his lame NSFW Twitter picture|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ball-dont-lie/nba-strangely-decides-fine-j-r-smith-lame-010801350.html|access-date=March 14, 2012}}</ref> In May 2012, Smith was arrested in [[Miami Beach, Florida]] for failing to appear in court in 2011 after he was cited for operating a motor scooter with no valid license.<ref name="times">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/26/sports/basketball/jr-smith-arrested-in-miami-beach.html |title=J.R. Smith Arrested in Miami Beach |date=May 25, 2012 |last=Beck |first=Howard |work=[[The New York Times]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120526184056/https://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/26/sports/basketball/jr-smith-arrested-in-miami-beach.html |archive-date=May 26, 2012 |access-date=May 25, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> The following month, he sued his former team, the [[Zhejiang Golden Bulls]], for $1 million after the team withheld that amount from his salary claiming he missed many practices and faked an injury.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/ball-dont-lie/j-r-smith-suing-old-chinese-team-1-231232640--nba.html|title=J.R. Smith is suing his old Chinese team for $1 million}}</ref>
During the celebrations after the 2016 NBA Finals victory, Smith was spotted multiple times without a T-shirt. During President [[Barack Obama]]'s congratulatory call to head coach [[Tyronn Lue]], Obama made a reference to Smith's lack of shirt.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://fusion.net/story/319075/jr-smith-shirtless-obama/|title=J.R. Smith posts photo wearing a shirt after President Obama tells him to put one on|access-date=July 21, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Pandian|first=Ananth|title=J.R. Smith wanted to give President Obama his tattoo T-shirt during Cavs' WH visit|date=November 11, 2016|website=CBSSports.com|url=https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/j-r-smith-wanted-to-give-president-obama-his-tattoo-t-shirt/|access-date=August 8, 2020}}</ref> As a result of his famous shirtlessness, Smith commissioned a t-shirt of his torso.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gq.com/story/jr-smith-t-shirt-tattoos|title=You Can Now Buy a T-Shirt of J. R. Smith's Tattooed Torso|last=Moore|first=Jack|date=June 28, 2016|access-date=July 21, 2016}}</ref>
In September 2018, the NBA threatened to fine Smith if he appeared in a game without covering up the Supreme logo tattooed on his leg. Smith initially resisted but, after talking with [[National Basketball Players Association]] officials, eventually agreed to hide the tattoo.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Feldman |first1=Dan |title=J.R. Smith says he'll cover Supreme tattoo, but won't talk to NBA: 'I don't talk to the police' |url=https://nba.nbcsports.com/2018/10/04/j-r-smith-says-hell-cover-supreme-tattoo-but-wont-talk-to-nba-i-dont-talk-to-the-police/ |access-date=16 June 2021 |work=ProBasketballTalk |publisher=[[NBC Sports]] |date=October 4, 2018}}</ref>
On May 31, 2020, Smith was seen on video attacking another man. The man was allegedly participating in the [[George Floyd protests]] and had allegedly broken Smith's truck window with his skateboard. Smith claimed in a video to have chased the man down and "whooped his ass" because he "broke his shit", and he referred to the man as a "motherfucking white boy."<ref>{{Cite web|title=J.R. Smith Beats The Hell Out of Alleged Car Vandalizer During L.A. Protests|url=https://www.tmz.com/2020/05/31/j-r-smith-attack-fight-video-los-angeles-la-protests-nba/|access-date=2020-06-04|website=TMZ|language=en}}</ref>
==See also==
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* [[List of National Basketball Association career 3-point scoring leaders]]
* [[List of National Basketball Association career playoff 3-point scoring leaders]]
==Notes==
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