J.R. Smith Suspended by NBA for Violating League’s Substance Abuse Policy

September 6th, 2013 by Rob Goldberg Leave a reply »
J.R. Smith is no stranger to controversy, but he appears to be in even more trouble than usual after violating the league's substance abuse policy.

Frank Isola of the New York Daily News reported that the New York Knicks guard will be suspended for five games:

J.R. Smith is expected to be suspended five games for violating the drug policy, the Daily News has learned

— Frank Isola (@FisolaNYDN) September 6, 2013 Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports confirmed the news as well, reporting that the veteran tested positive for marijuana. 

Smith is coming off the best year of his career when he averaged 18.1 points and 5.3 rebounds per game as a secondary scorer on the Knicks. His solid play helped the team finish second in the Eastern Conference behind only the Miami Heat.

As a result, New York signed him to a two-year extension worth $11 million with a player option for a third season. Interestingly, Isola also reports that he has already received $8.974 million of the money.

Unfortunately, Smith needed surgery in July that will sideline him 12-16 weeks from when it happened, according to Ian B ...

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