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J. R. Smith
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| Position | Shooting guard |
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| Nickname | The Prodigy |
| League | NBA |
| Height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Team | Denver Nuggets |
| Nationality | USA |
| Born | September 9, 1985  Freehold Borough, New Jersey |
| High school | Lakewood High School Lakewood, NJ St. Benedict's Prep Newark, NJ |
| College | None |
| Draft | 18th overall, 2004 New Orleans Hornets |
| Pro career | 2004–present |
| Former teams | New Orleans Hornets/ New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets 2004-2006 |
Earl Smith III, known as J.R. Smith (born September 9, 1985 in Freehold Borough, New Jersey), is an American National Basketball Association player currently with the Denver Nuggets.[1]
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Smith played at St. Benedict's Preparatory School in Newark, New Jersey. He averaged over 27 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists during his career there. In the fall of 2003, Smith signed a letter of intent to play at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
In April of 2004, he decided to forgo college and make himself eligible for the NBA Draft. He was selected eighteenth overall in the first round of the 2004 NBA Draft by the New Orleans Hornets - one of nine players who were drafted that year straight out of high school. In his rookie season, he averaged 10.3 points, 2 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game.
He participated in the Sprite Rising Stars Slam Dunk Competition in 2005 finishing behind Amare Stoudemire and the eventual winner, Josh Smith. J.R. Smith performed the one and only "behind-the-back" dunk.
On July 13, 2006 the Hornets formally traded Smith and forward/center P.J. Brown to the Chicago Bulls for center Tyson Chandler.[2] On July 19, 2006 Smith was traded again, this time to the Denver Nuggets for guard Howard Eisley and two 2007 second round draft picks.[3].
On December 8, 2006, in a win over the Miami Heat, Smith recorded a career-high 37 points. He also had a career-high in 3-pointers made (7), all of which were made in the first half.
On December 16, 2006, he was involved in the Knicks-Nuggets brawl. For this brawl he was suspended by the league for 10 games.[4]
On February 20, 2007, Smith injured his left knee which required knee surgery. He was expected to miss 3-4 weeks.
On October 13, 2007, Smith was involved in an incident at a Denver nightclub. The Nuggets franchise suspended Smith for the first three regular season games of the NBA 2007-2008 season for his role in the incident.[5] Smith was issued a summons related to the incident. [6] Somewhat ironically, Smith returned as an active player to the 2007-2008 NBA season on Tuesday, November 6, 2007, the site of the Knicks-Nuggets brawl.[7]
Smith's unique combination of talent and risky behavior has not escaped writers' notice.[8]
J.R. Smith's first trip to the playoffs during the 2006-2007 season with the Denver Nuggets was viewed by many as widely disappointing. Smith, a 39% 3-point shooter during the regular season, failed to connect on any 3-point shots in the first four games and also was criticized for poor decision-making by coach George Karl. After game four, Karl informed reporters of his plan to bench Smith for all of game 5. Karl said, "He's done," and explained his frustrations over Smith's poor judgment to shoot a three late in the game, "I have no idea what planet that came from." Karl told the Associated Press that he had drawn up the play to give the ball to either Allen Iverson or Carmelo Anthony. Karl did not stop there and continued venting over Smith's poor play, "And then, of course the one with eight seconds to go, from 50 feet, I just love the dignity of the game being insulted right in front of me."[9]
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On February 2, 2007, Smith and teammate Carmelo Anthony were involved in a car accident. Neither player was injured in the collision. The only detail released by the team was that the car J.R. was driving Anthony's car.
On June 9, 2007 afternoon, Smith and two passengers were injured in a car accident on Stagecoach Road in Millstone Township, New Jersey when the SUV Smith was driving collided with another car.[10] Smith and a passenger, Andre Bell, were ejected from the vehicle at around 5:30 p.m. Smith's vehicle appeared to have gone through a stop sign and collided with the other car.[10] Smith was taken to Jersey Shore University Hospital.[10] Bell suffered serious head wounds[10] before being pronounced dead on the night of June 11.[11] Smith, the second passenger, and the driver of the other car did not suffer life-threatening injuries.[10] Smith and Bell were not wearing seatbelts at the time.[11]
Smith's driving record included five suspensions in eight months but was "in good standing" at the time of the NJ crash. 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. His most recent suspension was February 7, 2006.[12]
- ^ http://www.nba.com/nuggets/news/nuggets_acquire_jrsmith_072006.html
- ^ http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=nba&id=2519822
- ^ http://www.nba.com/nuggets/news/nuggets_acquire_jrsmith_072006.html
- ^ http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2701228
- ^ http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/basketball/nba/specials/preview/2007/10/20/nuggets.smith.ap
- ^ http://canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5g2hYr_NzQVxGtHASnERW-z8TfLYw
- ^ http://www.denverpost.com/headlines/ci_7371370
- ^ http://www.gazette.com/sports/smith_29666___article.html/nba_one.html
- ^ Karl: Smith's decisions in playoffs led to benching. ESPN.com (May 1, 2007). Retrieved on 2007-07-15.
- ^ a b c d e Nuggets guard Smith hospitalized but OK after SUV crash, updated June 10, 2007
- ^ a b Passenger in Smith car dies; player doing OK, updated June 11, 2007
- ^ [1], updated June 13, 2007
- J.R. Smith Player Info at NBA.com
- J.R. Smith Statistics at Basketball-Reference.com
- J.R. Smith stats
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