J.R. Smith is in trouble again, this time earning a five-game suspension for violating the NBA's substance abuse policy, per Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports.
The latest transgression checks in much closer to the "dumb but harmless" end of the spectrum than some of Smith's previous screwups. But given the New York Knicks guard's extensive off-the-court history, it's not exactly encouraging to seem him continue to run afoul of good sense.
In honor of Smith's latest mistake, now seems like a good time to run through his catalog of blunders.
Dec. 16, 2006: The Brawl
I realize we're breaking the "off-the-court" parameters of this timeline right off the bat, but this one is too memorable to exclude. After a hard foul from Mardy Collins, Smith touched off a brawl that resulted in a number of suspensions, not the least of which was his own 10-game ban.
Carmelo Anthony's sucker punch and subsequent backward dash got most of the headlines here, but the fact is that Smith's violent reaction to what was admittedly a flagrant foul lit the fuse.
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Timeline of J.R. Smith’s Off-the-Court Antics Through His NBA Career
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