j.r. smith

Nets exhale as top draft pick's injury not as bad as feared

The Nets didn’t have the results of Dzanan Musa’s MRI exam, but they were confident the first-round pick had avoided any catastrophic injury and will be ready for training camp....

J.R. Smith takes Kyrie Irving-to-Knicks chances to 'high' level

Knicks fans will be hoping J.R. Smith wasn't "high" when he made this comment. An Instagram photo posted by NiceKicks asked: "Kyrie Irving is the Knicks' top target in 2019....

J.R. Smith turns himself in to NYPD for allegedly tossing fan's phone

Cleveland Cavaliers player J.R. Smith turned himself in to the NYPD Friday morning to face allegations he chucked a fan’s cellphone into a construction site outside a popular Chelsea nightspot...

Tiger Woods: PGA Player of the Year should be a no-brainer

With the PGA Tour season winding down with the four FedExCup playoff events, there is little suspense about which player will emerge as the Tour’s Player of the Year. Despite...

J.R. Smith accused of swiping, throwing fan's phone

Cops are looking to question Cleveland Cavaliers star J.R. Smith for an alleged phone-throwing incident outside a Chelsea restaurant — and he could face charges, sources said Wednesday. A young...

Did J.R. Smith just find out LeBron James left the Cavaliers?

J.R. Smith has been known to be unaware of what’s going on around him on the court -- just ask the Knicks and the Cavaliers. Maybe Smith, like not knowing...

Finally something positive for LeBron from that Game 1 fisaco

LeBron James tops J.R. Smith in the clothing department, too. A day after a memorabilia collector paid $23,548 for the jersey Smith wore in Game 1 of the NBA Finals...

J.R. Smith's Finals blunder now worth thousands of dollars

J.R. Smith’s infamous blunder in Game 1 of the NBA Finals will live on forever -- in someone's sports memorabilia collection. That’s after a reported $23,548 auction bid was enough...

Kevin Durant delights in moment the Cavs 'broke' themselves

J.R. Smith will never hear the end of it. And to pile on the embarrassment even more, NBA Finals MVP Kevin Durant said he knew the NBA Finals was over...

The Chicago Bears are using J.R. Smith's meltdown for good

The school of J.R.: What not to do. J.R. Smith got criticized by LeBron James, went viral and is now being made into the ultimate example for all sporting teams...

Uncut footage shows just how badly J.R. Smith broke LeBron

The uncut footage of the Cavaliers' bench after J.R. Smith’s game-costing mistake at the end of regulation in Game 1 on Thursday is brutal and now viral. The new footage...

It only gets worse for J.R. Smith

OAKLAND, Calif. — J.R. Smith summed up his bounce-back performance for the Cavs in one word. “Terrible.” Hey, nobody argued. Smith, the Game 1 goat who inexplicably dribbled out the...

J.R. Smith, take note: After gaffe, 'Wrong Way' did right thing

If J.R. Smith is lucky, if fate is as kind to him, he will live a life similar to the one Roy Riegels lived in the many decades after he...

J.R. Smith changes his brain-freeze explanation

OAKLAND, Calif. — If the scorn and derision of the basketball world had to come down on one Cleveland Cavalier, J.R. Smith is glad it was him. Smith has been...

George Hill haunted by missed FT that helped doom Cavaliers

OAKLAND, Calif. — As far as defeats go, this one hurt and landed at the top of the list for Cavaliers guard George Hill. So sleep was a luxury for...

J.R. Smith, you're not alone: Other famous sports blunders

J.R. Smith’s brain freeze in the final seconds of regulation was costly, denying the Cavaliers a shot at winning Game 1 of the NBA Finals over the Warriors on Thursday...

Derek Harper's been there, says J.R. Smith must own up to gaffe

OAKLAND, Calif. -- When J.R. Smith endured his monumental brain freeze at the end of regulation in the Cavaliers’ stinging Game 1 NBA Finals loss to the Warriors, few anywhere...

LeBron James was sick of one reporter's J.R. Smith prodding

LeBron James had no interest in rehashing J.R. Smith's brain lock after Game 1 of the NBA Finals. During his postgame press conference Thursday night, James was, predictably and repeatedly,...

Spat over unwritten rule nearly leads to all-out brawl

OAKLAND, Calif. — There’s an unwritten rule, Tristan Thompson said. And the Warriors’ Shaun Livingston broke the rule. Livingston shot with 2.6 seconds left and his team leading by eight...

Knicks fans have seen this J.R. Smith bonehead play before

Bonehead plays are nothing new for J.R. Smith. The veteran guard making a costly mistake late in the game — as he did with 4.7 seconds left in regulation and...