NBA's and New York Knicks Guard J.R. Smith was slapped with a $25,000 fine after he posted a Twitpic of her girlfriend model Tahiry Jose with an expose a** (who was actually wearing a tong ) which he said that it was blocking his way on watching a game.
Smith expressed regret on Friday night following the initial (and, compared to what's going to come down, quite slim) uproar over his picture, telling this to assembled New York NBA scribes:
"I didn't know it would turn into a big deal,'' Smith said of the photo. "I definitely regret it. Whenever it takes away from our team, I regret it. It wasn't the smartest move."
During the Lockout, JR Smith signed a 1 year Contract withZhejiang Golden Bulls of Chinese Basketball Association(CBA). He was awarded as the Player of the Week and Started for the CBA All-Star team during his stay.He Lead his team to a 15-17 record and was eliminated from playoff contention as of February 12.
Upon his return to America, New York Knicks signed him with their mini mid-level exception following his stint in China.fortunately, the team added a player option to his contract worth a paltry $2.5 million in 2013.
According to a report published by NetEase, Smith had US $1.06 million deducted from his salaryover the course of the season for missing practices. Most of the missed practices came during pre-season while his team, Zhejiang Chouzhou, was getting ready for the start of the regular season. The sum was deducted from his salary, a final number that represented about one-third of his total salary.
Zhejiang Chouzhou general manager, Zhao Bing, said that the team was simply enforcing a clause in Smith's signed contract and that the team gave him ample warning throughout.
"This was the arrangement when he came to the team," said Zhao. "Every practice we let him know. If he expressed to us that he wasn't going to come to practice, we'd tell him that in accordance with our contract, we're deducting money from your salary. And he'd always get back to us with, 'Whatever. If you're going to take it, then just take it.'"
The article adds that Zhao Bing repeatedly told J.R. about the seriousness of the situation, but that he continued with the attitude that it was an unimportant issue for him. - via nuffball
Maybe its also a way for this Chinese team to show their unsatisfactory to JR Smiths' game in china.
Watch here his highlights at Chinese Basketball Association
Jeremy Lin bounced back from a so-so performance with a complete game against the NBA Champ Dallas Maverick.
Lin finished the game with 28 points on 3/6 shooting from beyond the arc together with 14 assist, 5 steals,1 block and 7 turnover.This time Lin got some help with Amare Stoudemire,Tyson Chandler,Landry Fields, Steve Novak and JR Smith by scoring in double figures for the Knicks. JR Smith who had just played his first NBA game after a stint in Chinese Basketball Association which started durng the Lockout was able to score 15 points in 3/9 shooting from the 3 point area. Dirk Nowitzki lead the scoring for Dallas with 34 points which only had 3 players that was able to score in double figures including S. Marion and J. Terry with 14 and 13 respectively.
The Sunday's game also mark the start for Baron Davis and JR Smith , Davis inked a one-year deal last December 19 who has a herniated disk in his back that kept him from playing for the knicks as early as january. JR Smith just finished his season with CBA after failing to advance to the Playoffs, he was signed last week by the Knicks.
Prior to the game, Lin got some compliment from NBA Veteran and All-Star Jason Kidd by telling "He moves a like a Steve Nash" .
The game also overshadow a controversy from the ESPN per Racial Headliner.The writer was immediately fired yesterday after the ESPN released a statement to clear the issue.
Smith expressed regret on Friday night following the initial (and, compared to what's going to come down, quite slim) uproar over his picture, telling this to assembled New York NBA scribes:
