J.R. Smith has gone from seeing crimson to feeling blue.
Sooner or later after TMZ launched a viral video displaying an offended Smith beating up a person who allegedly vandalized his automobile on the road, the previous Knicks guard says he regrets his actions within the warmth of the second.
“When it occurred, I seen crimson,” Smith stated on the Pat McAfee Present. “Then once I lastly snapped to… I’m nonetheless disenchanted with myself, though individuals say I shouldn’t be.
“For me, I’m 34 years previous. I’ve 4 little women at dwelling. I don’t need that picture – whatever the reality whether or not it was proper or flawed – I don’t need them to have that picture of their dad being able to doing that, and doing one thing like that.”
Smith, who was raised in New Jersey, stated “Truthfully, I’m the one black man on my block” in Los Angeles.
Protests in response to the loss of life of George Floyd in Minnesota – police officer Derek Chauvin was charged with third-degree homicide – have turned from peaceable to looting and violence in a number of cities throughout America.
“The one black one who was capable of get out of the scenario and transfer into a pleasant neighborhood and do all of these issues that we aspire to do,” Smith stated, “you broke that individual’s [car] window with out even realizing. Persons are constantly doing stuff if you don’t even know what you might be doing it for or why you might be doing it.”
Smith chased down and punched and kicked a person who he claims did the harm. The person’s id is unknown.
“It was only a random act of stupidness, and I give him that,” Smith stated. “However, that ass-whooping was a random act of stupidness on my behalf.”
Smith is a free agent who final performed within the NBA for Cleveland Cavaliers (11 video games) final season.
