A familiar torso appeared in the midst of the Lakers' celebration after they clinched their 17th NBA championship. Welcome back, Shirtless J.R. Smith.
Lakers fans might not have recognized the face, since they did not see much of it during the Lakers’ 2020 postseason run.
But the heavily tattooed torso was unmistakable to anyone who remembers the 2016 Cleveland Cavaliers championship team.Smith didn’t have much use for shirts during the aftermath of the Cavaliers’ NBA Finals victory over the Golden State Warriors four years ago. President Obama even made it a point to tell coach Tyronn Lue toCleveland Cavaliers’ J.R. Smith greets fans before the start of a parade celebrating the team’s 2016 NBA championship.
A 16-year NBA veteran, Smith hadn’t played since Nov. 11, 2018, until the Lakers signed him this summer as a replacement for Avery Bradley, who opted not to play in the Orlando bubble. Smith scored 11 points in 21-plus minutes in Game 2 of the Lakers’ first-round series against Portland. Those ended up being 2020 postseason highs in minutes and points for Smith, appeared in just 10 of the team’s 21 playoff games and none since Game 3 of the NBA Finals against the Miami Heat.
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