In a recent interview with the NY Times, Jackson said that Smith “might be one of those guys that’s a little bit like Dennis Rodman that has an outlier kind of side to him”. JR responded to Jackson’s comparison. Hit the jump for details.
Via ESPN New York:
“Last time I checked, Dennis Rodman got, what, three-four rings [Rodman has five]. I’m not offended by that,” Smith said. “It’s an honor. He’s a Hall of Famer. And to be put in the same [sentence] as a Hall of Famer is something special. So I’m not offended at all.”
Jackson compared the heavily tattooed Smith to the heavily tattooed Rodman in an interview last week with the New York Post. Jackson invoked Rodman’s name when he was asked if he could “get through” to Smith. Both players have run afoul of the NBA, but for different transgressions.
“I don’t know if that’s possible or not,” Jackson said of getting through to Smith. “He might be one of those guys that’s a little bit like Dennis Rodman that has an outlier kind of side to him. But I’m gonna get to know him as we go along, and we’ll find a way to either make him a very useful player on our organization, or whatever.”
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