Like it or not, JR Smith is one of the more entertaining players in the league. You can always count on him for some wackiness on the court and a sound bite or two that will have social media talking. Recently GQ Magazine did a great interview with him where he talked about a broad variety of topics, including joking about Lebron’s hairline. That was far from the only highlight of the story.
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During the interview, JR was asked by a young kid about how to improve his shot and will he help him later. J.R. says yeah of course he’ll help the kid with his jump shot. Then he says, “Wait, when you’re playing do you ever pass it?” And the kid says yes. And J.R. says, “Man, don’t pass it. Shoot! Every time you get it, shoot.” And everyone just falls out. Because that’s the bad rap on J.R.! But see, J.R. is making it okay for you to laugh at J.R.
Later on JR accidentally revealed that he smokes weed. “What do you think about Ohio not passing that marijuana-legalization initiative? “Man, if you’d passed it, I wouldn’t have to leave in the off-season!”
Finally, one last gem was JR’s feelings about Shumpert’s hair
What about Shump’s hair? I ask a little later, about his teammate Iman Shumpert, who wears a kind of retro flattop. What do you think of that? Do you think he looks like Grace Jones? Are you pro Shump’s hair?
“No,” he says, laughing. “No, I’m not.”