Smith is currently pursuing a Liberal Arts degree at North Carolina A&T, where he is a member of the men’s golf team. He was named the NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year in 2013, and won his first championship with the Cavaliers alongside James in the 2015-16 season. In 16 NBA seasons, Smith garnered a reputation for his shooting prowess and outspoken attitude. It was the first time in which Smith opened up about his learn disabilities, dyslexia and ADHD. “Redefining” also highlights Smith’s infamous blunder during Game 1 of the 2018 NBA Finals between the Cavaliers and the Warriors - something Smith said he had to “unfortunately acknowledge.” Smith after winning Game 7 of the 2016 NBA Finals against the Golden State Warriors on Jat Oracle Arena in Oakland, California. proved the ultimate storytelling partner for Uninterrupted, a platform dedicated to empowering athletes and telling their stories purely.” LeBron James and J.R. Smith is perhaps the greatest More Than an Athlete story of recent memory,” Spencer told The Post. He’s already impressed general manager Jimmy Spencer, who called Smith “the ultimate storyteller.” Smith is also interested in a future in film production - similar to the role James has with Uninterrupted. “Redefined” follows Smith’s journey from being drafted to the NBA straight out of high school at age 19, including the road to two NBA championships - and his search of redefining his life and career as a college student at North Carolina A&T. And for me, it started off slow for a year and then little, before I know it, one step in front of the other, it just started taking its way.” You have to get back on your horse some type of way. “When I really broke it down to how much I was just self-sabotaging and feeling sorry for myself, so many different things. Am I going to be doing this for the rest of my life?’ Like this can’t be life after basketball. ‘What am I doing? I gotta figure this out. “I was gaming when streaming was heavy and obviously playing golf, working out - trying to do little appearances here and there, just to keep my name out there. “I was working out still, I didn’t have a direction.” Getty Imagesīefore Smith, 37, discovered solace in teaching the game, he was self sabotaging and feeling sorry for himself over the thought his only career was potentially over. “And for me, I found a passion doing small individual workouts with high school kids and stuff like that, and I still feel that gratification that I got with hooping.” LeBron James and JR Smith of the Lakers in Game 3 of the first round of the playoffs against the Trail Blazers at the AdventHealth Arena on Aug. There’s so many different elements of the game where you can really make an impact. “You find out where you can make an impact on the game, whether it be, not just playing, but by scouting, coaching… consulting situations, workouts, trainers. “I think the game just continuously grows with you, you continuously find out new parts of the game, and see new things in the game. “I don’t think you ever move on from the game,” said Smith, who also won a ring in Cleveland.
The four-part docuseries, produced by James and Maverick Carter under their Uninterrupted brand will premiere April 4 on Amazon Prime. 11, 2020 in Orlando, Florida at AdventHealth Arena. NBAE via Getty Images The Lakers react after Game Six of the NBA Finals on Oct. Smith handles the ball against the Denver Nuggets during Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals on Sept. “That’s what I feel like more than anything - it was hard for me to grasp that because I felt like I was moving on from the game,” he said in an interview while discussing his first big production project, “Redefined.” J.R. When the phone wasn’t ringing after winning his second ring, Smith told The Post he knew he needed to move forward - but not move on entirely. Now, his second hiatus away from the court felt different. Smith fast after he won his second NBA championship with LeBron James during the COVID-19 pandemic season.īefore he signed with the Lakers in the middle of the 2019-20 campaign, the veteran guard hadn’t played an NBA game since November 2018 with the Cavaliers.
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