Despite Kyrie Irving’s dynamic performance in the NBA Finals, and of course LeBron being…well LeBron, there is another star from the Cavs’ championship run — J.R. Smith. J.R., who came to Cleveland last year after time ocultuverseas and run with the New York Knicks, won his first championship on Sunday.
Needless to say, he is amped, and we are amped right along with him. Here’s why post-championship J.R. Smith is how we want to be all Summer Sixteen:
1. His emotional postgame tribute to his father put us in our feelings.
The postgame moment everyone’s talking about – JR Smith’s powerful words about the impact of family on his life https://t.co/5HkYB7mMGq
— FOX Sports Ohio (@FOXSportsOH) June 20, 2016
2. Living legend right here.
3. He literally hasn’t worn a shirt since the postgame party in Vegas.
J.R. Smith hasn’t worn a shirt since he left Las Vegas. pic.twitter.com/lcL7a6Wk0f
— Arash Markazi (@ArashMarkazi) June 22, 2016
4. Got off the plane, still living his life, no shirt on.
After beating the Warriors, LeBron comes home wearing an Ultimate Warrior shirt.
As for J.R. Smith… #LIVEonSC pic.twitter.com/yPHInV5pUA
— ESPN (@espn) June 20, 2016
5. He is a man of the people.
J.R. is a man of the people and the neighborhood. Fresh off the plane in Northeast Ohio.
Photo cred: @PaceTire 💯 pic.twitter.com/o3wI7nXsTV
— Nolan Murphy (@TheNolanMurphy) June 20, 2016
6. This man showed up to the championship parade, still with no shirt AND in his game shorts.
This is Day 3 and J.R. is still shirtless and still wearing the game shorts from Sunday. pic.twitter.com/zSpACdYY6Y
— Brandon Benson (@bensonbrandon10) June 22, 2016
7. He’s that bold friend that doesn’t care what you think. You want to reach his levels of carefree.
J.R. Smith now shirtless with cigar in hand. #cavsparade pic.twitter.com/gqicKGFfrJ
— Marla Ridenour (@MRidenourABJ) June 22, 2016
8. J.R.’s story since the win actually needs to be made into a film.
I need an oral history of the last 72 hours of J.R. Smith, and I need it now. https://t.co/gjx3d7Teuc
— Phil Taylor (@byPhilTaylor) June 22, 2016
9. Both of these ideas would be for the culture.
JR gon try to make the league go shirts vs skins next year…
— Io Sono (@_iAM_sam_) June 22, 2016
I doubt JR Smith will ever wear a shirt again. He might just go to the White House w/o one on. #ForTheCulture https://t.co/RX1edFjopB
— Tab (@GiftOfTab) June 22, 2016
10. The whole city is behind him.
JR Smith on top of the world all summer sixteen. Photo by @seangentille. pic.twitter.com/NQ6lqPmogS
— let my people glo. (@MichellCClark) June 22, 2016
11. I am 100 percent backing this idea. #BlackPlotTwists
Everyone laughed at J.R. Smith for trying to fund his own reality show during the Finals and now look where we are.
— Pete Blackburn (@PeteBlackburn) June 22, 2016
12. Also supporting this as well. #Smith2016
J.R. Smith for president pic.twitter.com/I2A9SPF6Gu
— Rodger Sherman (@rodger_sherman) June 22, 2016
Another amazing JR Smith photo. pic.twitter.com/9lVMcQGeQk
— LegionNBA (@MySportsLegion) June 22, 2016
13. His daughter was just daring someone to try them.
“YES, he shirtless stop staring!”🙄 JR Daughter not here for the pictures😂 pic.twitter.com/wKpIpyEuk0
— Cam Carter (@thatguy2follow) June 22, 2016
14. His influence has extended to Kyrie.
15. It’s all J.R. until further notice.
Looking at the JR Smith pics with total joy. Let the man live.
— Kerith Burke (@KerithBurke) June 22, 2016
Does anybody even care about Lebron anymore? This is the JR Smith show. It always was, we just didn’t know it till now
— KFC (@KFCBarstool) June 22, 2016
J.R., never stop being J.R.
