J. R. Smith

J. R. Smith is one of those players who could drive you absolutely crazy and light up an arena in the same possession — that's kind of his whole deal. The Newark-raised shooting guard had a career full of flash: a Sixth Man of the Year award with the Knicks in 2013, and a championship ring with LeBron's Cavaliers in 2016. He was capable of dropping 25 points on pure buckets-getting brilliance, but also capable of, well, dribbling out the clock when a tie game called for a timeout. I actually respect that he's fully owned his chaotic legacy rather than run from it — and going back to college golf at North Carolina A&T in his mid-30s showed a self-awareness and hunger that a lot of people missed the first time around.

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Name (English)

J. R. Smith

Name (Japanese)

J.R.スミス

Reading

J.R.すみす

Born

September 9, 1985 (age 40)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Ox

Origin

Freehold, New Jersey, United States

Height

198 cm

Occupation

basketball player

High school

Lakewood High School

University

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

• Official sitehttp://www.teamswish.com/
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• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J.%20R.%20Smith
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%E3%83%BBR%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B9%E3%83%9F%E3%82%B9
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q669334

Tags

• New Jersey
• basketball player

Last updated

2026-06-02

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