J.R. Smith and the Cleveland Cavaliers won the franchise’s first NBA title on Sunday, and Smith hasn’t stopped celebrating since. On Thursday, that celebration included a call-back to one of Smith’s most, uh, memorable moments.
Back in 2013, Smith famously asked a woman on Twitter if she was “trying to get the pipe” in a direct-message conversation made public. Three years later, Smith is now signing pipes.
https://twitter.com/Grant_Packo/status/746171177136066561?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
First off, J.R. is wearing a shirt! Second, credit to @Grant_Packo for a great idea. Third, is Smith just signing anything at this point?
What would be great is if a fan got a picture with Smith signing his old New York Knicks jersey. After all, LeBron James is still pointing out over a year later the mistake New York made trading Smith and Iman Shumpert.
During the victory parade, James said to the crowd:
“By the way, the New York Knicks said J.R. was just a throw-in, by the way.”
Well that supposed throw-in is having the best week of his life thanks to James and the rest of the Cavs.
Since Sunday, Smith has been seen mostly without a shirt on. That’s prompted the President of the United States Barack Obama to call him out when speaking with Cavs’ Head Coach Tyronn Lue.
https://vine.co/v/5BVxOIbULdv
Better yet, shirts are now being made so that you can look like Smith does without a shirt on.
In case you missed it, Smith’s daughter is also probably on cloud nine after giving a better interview than Riley Curry (okay maybe that’s a stretch).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xoc_CFT5trk
[Deadspin]
