May 16, 2013 -
PRLog -- It's no secret that J.R. Smith has been having a rough go of it for the Knicks in the postseason. The Sixth Man of the Year has been in a dismal slump ever since his ejection from Game 3 of the first round. He hasn't really picked up his play in the Conference Semifinals against the Indiana Pacers, either, averaging 13.3 points on an awful 28.1% from the field (23.1% from three) in 30 minutes a game off the bench. He certainly isn't the only Knicks player who is underperforming this round, but because of his extracurricular activities J.R. is receiving the lion's share of the blame from many.
But quite a few have chimed in and said that another is to blame for Smith's poor performance during this stretch: Rihanna. Of course, the two were spotted together after the Knicks' Game 2 win against the Pacers in NYC bar Greenhouse (http://bossip.com/
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. Following that night of debauchery, Smith fell ill and played two more poor games. That led Instagram user peruvian_gawd to call out Ri for casting a spell on JR. This is what Rihanna eloquently responded with (WARNING - this contains strong language):
To see what Rihanna said, head to CHARGED.fm the Magazine:
http://www.charged.fm/blog/post/3919/rihanna-bashes-jr-smith
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