J.R. Smith is rarely shy, whether it’s chucking up 17 3-pointers in a single game or brazenly uttering the one word that’s been known to get him in trouble:
Rihanna.
In a quick-hitting Q&A with Fox Sports this week, the enigmatic Knicks shooting guard didn’t pass on the final question — Best celebrity to party with? — and named the pop star.
Rihanna suggested Smith was “hungover” from their clubbing as he labored through a playoff slump in the spring and the Knicks were bounced from the postseason by the Pacers, drawing the ire of Gotham fans.
Some other highlights from among Smith’s responses, which appear to have been written, judging by the “LOL”: Michael Jordan would beat LeBron James in their primes; Russell Westbrook is the biggest trash-talker in the NBA; Smith says he didn’t eat while playing in China because he “didn’t trust the food”; and he once spent $12,000 on a cell phone he says he used for a week.