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Apr 2023
1h 16m

J.R. Smith

ThreeFourTwo Productions | Wondery
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This is a special one, folks. We are thrilled to welcome to the podcast, former NBA player and guaranteed' great hang, J.R. Smith. Topics include: His love of golf and the decision to return to college to get his masters, how Ray Allen was his inspiration to return to college, why he released his new docuseries on Amazon Prime called "Redefined: J.R. Smith", what he discovered about retirement, coming into the NBA straight out of high school, playing with a young Chris Paul for the New Orleans Hornets / Oklahoma City Hornets, not getting along with George Karl on The Denver Nuggets, playing with Allen Iverson and Carmelo Anthony, what he learned from going to The Cleveland Cavaliers and playing with LeBron James and Kyrie Irving, appreciating the toughness of Matthew Dellavedova, how Kyrie Irving is the only player in the world who could make you forget LeBron is also on the floor, battling Stephen Curry and The Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals, winning the 2016 NBA Finals and what that meant for the city of Cleveland, why he decided to go shirtless after winning a championship at the parade, the Cavs pit stop in Las Vegas, why he threw soup at assistant coach Damon Jones, explaining the untying shoelaces thing, why he loves some memes but hates the “Henny God” nickname, JJ and JR talk about their deep appreciation for NBA fans, and so much more.


Check out JR's docuseries here: https://www.amazon.com/Redefined-J-R-Smith-Season-1/dp/B0B75NNZY8


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