Like many Knicks players who sign long-term contracts with the team, J.R. Smith made the decision to have knee surgery that is expected to sideline him for 3-4 months. The news of the surgery came days after he signed a four-year deal worth as much as $24 million with the team, and immediately reports began sprouting that the knee had been injured a long time and he had just waited to sign a contract before admitting it was hurt.
On Tuesday afternoon, a bored Smith was apparently watching ESPN and became angry when hearing about what they think about his surgery news.
LMFAO around the horn! How many times have I been hurt? An how are my knees bad this is the first thing that ever happen! Lol #KNOCKITOFF
— JR Smith (@TheRealJRSmith) July 16, 2013
Lol they not but dont just make up stuff! RT @ASVPOMVR: @TheRealJRSmith why u letting them get to u lol
— JR Smith (@TheRealJRSmith) July 16, 2013
We understand his frustration: After all, in the realm of Knicks players who were obviously hurt before signing a long-term deal, he probably doesn't rank very high on the bad-deal list.