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Sccit · « **on:** September 06, 2013, 06:54:15 PM »

Knicks' J.R. Smith suspended 5 games for drug violation

3:47 p.m. EDT September 6, 2013

New York Knicks sixth man J.R. Smith will be suspended for five games without pay because he violated the NBA's anti-drug policy, the league announced Friday.

Smith's suspension will begin only when he is physically able to play, an important clause after the reigning NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award winner had patellar tendon surgery on his left knee this offseason. Smith may be available for the start of the season, though he is not expected to join the team in time for training camp.

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The specific drug found in the violation was not disclosed, per NBA policy. But the length of the suspension suggests it was not a performance-enhancing drug.

"There is a collectively-bargained process in place, established by the NBA and the Players Association, and until that process has played itself out, it would be inappropriate for the NBPA or J.R. to make further statements about the matter," said Ron Klempner, the acting executive director of the National Basketball Players Association. "We all look forward to a resolution in due course."

The 27-year-old shooting guard is coming off the best season of his nine-year NBA career, averaging career highs of 18.1 points and 5.3 rebounds a game. The Knicks went 54-28 with Smith as their No. 2 scorer, reaching the second round of the playoffs before bowing out to the Indiana Pacers.

Smith signed a four-year contract extension with the team this offseason, as the Knicks banked on the shooting guard having outgrown past disciplinary problems.

"A lot of times previously in my career, I had negative energy coming into the gym, not wanting to be there, joking around, goofing off," Smith said during last season. "This year, it's been more serious. I understand every road trip we take is a work trip, not just a play trip."

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/knicks/2013/09/06/jr-smith-suspension-drug-violation-new-york/2776907/

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Hack Wilson - real · « **Reply #1 on:** September 06, 2013, 07:10:15 PM »

heard on the radio in the car today that he put a picture of himself online with a blunt...what a smart guy

Remedy360 · « **Reply #2 on:** September 06, 2013, 07:29:47 PM »

Quote from: Mr. Bones on September 06, 2013, 07:10:15 PM

heard on the radio in the car today that he put a picture of himself online with a blunt...what a smart guy

LOL, 17 year old type shit.

Sccit · « **Reply #3 on:** September 06, 2013, 07:54:02 PM »

and it aint the first time either...here's 2012:

lmao

Hack Wilson - real · « **Reply #4 on:** September 06, 2013, 11:48:50 PM »

at least he's not flashing gang signs this time around

Remedy360 · « **Reply #5 on:** September 07, 2013, 12:27:24 AM »

Quote from: NIKCC on September 06, 2013, 07:54:02 PM

and it aint the first time either...here's 2012:

lmao

lmao, talent-wise dude is a freak, I feel like with the right head on his shoulders he could be one of the better players in the league. The mental-capacity is obviously lacking, though.