September 9, 2021, and a day which especially marks the birthday of our great master to all, Mr. JR Smith. While he must be celebrating it as it should with his new friends from the university, especially on a student night, we take the opportunity to look back on five moments that make Gérard a basketball legend. .
5 – Having been fined $ 50,000 for undoing an opponent’s laces
January 5, 2014, game between the Knicks and the Mavs in Dallas. At the end of the second quarter, Dirk Nowitzki prepares to shoot a free throw. JR Smith then stands next to Shawn Marion for the rebound. Clever as a fox the Gérard, who decides to bend over and … discreetly pull on his opponent’s lace loops. If the game continues smoothly, the cameras have captured the moment. Problem, the NBA did not really appreciate the little joke and do not go dead hand. She fined Gérard 50,000 dollars for this draw of laces, it is expensive the joke.
4 – Having greeted an opponent at the edge of the field instead of defending
November 30, 2016, game between the Cavs and the Bucks in Milwaukee. In the middle of the second quarter, JR Smith sees Jason Terry sitting at the end of the Bucks bench. Before the throw-in, he chose to go say hello to The JET, with whom he had a dispute during the 2013 Playoffs. The problem seemed resolved, handshake between the two. ” Hi, how are you ? “” The form and you? ” Calm. »It’s all well and good to say hello but… the match had resumed and Gerard then left good old Tony Snell all alone. Ball in the racket, easy dunk. During the action, we could hear Tyronn Lue swinging a “Pu ** in, but Gege, where are you?” You will discuss after the game brothel ”, it looks like the refreshment bar of an amateur football field but you are well on an NBA floor. Because everything is possible with our friend.
3 – Being suspended for a match for throwing a bowl of soup on your assistant coach
Gerard really has no limits in bullshit. In 2018, he was suspended by his Cleveland Cavaliers franchise for a reason impossible to imagine. Indeed, he will be suspended for one match for having thrown a bowl of soup on his assistant coach at the time, Damon Jones. First question that comes to mind: what was JR Smith doing with a bowl of soup? Moreover, following this madness, on Twitter fans have long wondered what the taste of this famous soup was. Next, every rational person should ask themselves: what is going on in a person’s brain that makes them throw a bowl of soup on someone? Well for Gérard, we are simply in the daily life.
2 – Have spent a whole summer without wearing a T-shirt
Summer 2016, the Cavaliers have just been crowned NBA champion by going up a 3-1 lead against the Warriors thanks to LeBron James, Kyrie Irving, Kevin Love and… JR Smith. Our Gégé is therefore champion and wins his first ring (he will get a second with the Lakers in 2020). He reaches the Grail for any basketball player, touching the Larry O’Brien trophy with his own fingers. Except that he will touch him more with his chest than with his hands. From the start of the title celebrations, Gerard drops the t-shirt and he won’t be putting it back on for a long time. In the locker room, no need. During the parade through the streets of Cleveland, unnecessary. In the evening in a nightclub, no, the girls must admire his tattoos. It was only at the White House that we found Jean-René dressed in a nice suit, Barack Obama making him the remark about this new taste for nudity. GOAT.
1 – The day he forgot the score in full NBA Finals
And yes, you were all expecting it. It was ACTION that truly made Gérard a legend. Game 1 of the 2018 NBA Finals against the Warriors of Curry, Durant and others, the Cavaliers are still in the game thanks to a LeBron James on another planet. 107 everywhere, 5 seconds to play, free throw for George Hill, miss, rebound for JR Smith, and the rest is legendary. In a perfect scenario, all he had to do was climb up to slip the ball into the circle and offer the victory to his team. Except that he will run away with the ball away from the basket while all his teammates are yelling at him. The clock runs, the buzzer sounds, end of the match, overtime, quiet victory for the Warriors. Gégé had therefore forgotten the score, in full money-time of the NBA Finals, and LeBron still wonders today as he did after being the second star of one of the most viral memes in history.
Obviously, this list is not exhaustive. We are expecting you in the comments to give your favorite Gérard moments because there are dozens of them. Blunders, overflow, blunders, excess or even a brilliant action, everyone keeps in mind moments of legend with JR Smith. Come on, happy birthday to you Gégé!
